Hilton Gi Annapolis

... CREEK mooring there is a nature park and beach to enjoy and at the end of every street to the water is a floating dock to tie up the dinghy and walk into Annapolis.The town is so BOATER FRIENDLY!!!!WE enjoy our mooring for two days and move to Spa Creek past the NAVAL ACADEMY and historical downtown--we see the Maryland State House sitting majesticly on the hillside and lots of sailboats.Annapolis is the SAILING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.We moor in Spa Creek close to the Truxent Park ...

It started off like any other day,(at 1PM) but little did we know that that day was about to turn into a horror movie..... We rolled out of bed and went to an overpriced salad bar. THE END. JOOSSTTT KIDDING We mazed our way through thousands of people towards the Smithsonian, where we waited in line because the building had reached capacity(8500 peeps) and FINALLY we got inside... sneaking in mango juice in on the way. It only took about 5 minutes before we lost eachother ...

... Ollie's Diner" for a hamburger lunch, great a real life diner. Hopped on the bus about to complete the journey or sections we had missed the day before, including the Jefferson memorial, Columbus circle and other great buildings. Onto the Metro to cross back into Virginia for the Iowa Jima memorial. We managed to switch metro lines twice to achieve this goal without getting lost. Well done team! This memorial was surrounded by ...

So I was supposedly leaving to Washington D.C. on the afternoon but I spent "some" time walking around Harlem and then Central Park, and I didn't consider that the train is really slow, or the airport is too far, or both. To put it plain, this time I totally broke all my records and I arrived to check-in just minutes before departure time. So, no way this time and lost my flight. Well not that bad I guess, paying a "small feee", I wait ...

... Smithsonian Air and Space Museum The White House Washington Monument Vietnam Memorial Arlington National Cemetery The Capitol Building We arrived in DC around 4pm. We stayed at the Marriott Crystal City which has direct access to the ...

... man called Max and a soon-to-be finished house. Now, I ordinarily don't expect a red carpet to be run out, but this time around we seem to have been given a blue one. Annapolis is home to the US Naval Academy, and we've arrived right in the middle of the graduation ceremonies. As a result, it's choc full of families in blue and gold navy attire, and as part of the celebrations, the Navy Blue Angels (kind of the US same ...

Today we got up around noon and headed out for a long LONG drive. We drove into America in the early afternoon and barrelled down through Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, then Rhode Island, Connecticut then finally New York City! We arrived around 6am, it was a helluva day! Mary's family has a gorgeous house in Brooklyn, but all I really saw was the bed as I collapsed into it.

... night before, Lauren and I opted for a few hours of peace and quiet back at the hotel. Good thing I went back-it was there that I finally got a hold of my family for the first time in days, only to find out that Caroline's knee got injured pretty badly (kneecap to the side) while she was babysitting at church and Courtney was sick with the stomach flu. While I was off having a great time in Oslo, my family is falling apart at home! It was really good to talk to them and Carl too, as well ...

... one and didn't even finish it! We decided to walk the 20 blocks back to our hotel and again took the Times Square route. The next highlight of this trip was Brian seeing a security motorcade of some VIP. It was quite a site to see with all the security and the men carrying big guns in the car. Its not like they were trying to hide it! By the time we got back, it was 3:30 and we were getting picked up at 4pm. Everything went as planned and we were at the JFK Airport in 45 ...

... look at the beautiful sunrise behind us, I was amazed to see a parade of boats leaving the anchorage and the various marinas. Obviously all had waited for this forecast as we had 55 miles to travel before the closest anchorage in the C&D Canal. As the day progressed, I counted approximately 60 boats headed to the canal. By leaving at this early time in the morning not only did we have the wind with us but we were able to carry the tide up the entire length of the Bay and ...