On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:58:32 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:41:21 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 17:29:18 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 10/9/18 5:15 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:23:53 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 11:48:35 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Four cruise ships in today. Two big'uns at Pier 20 and 21 plus another two at the extreme right of the scan.
https://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/pier-21/

If and when there's a Disney Cruise out of Baltimore, heading that way, we'll be on it. Actually,
we've been in touch with Danny Stewart to put on a Bluegrass Cruise out of Baltimore up that way.
Those are fun. The last one was on Royal Caribbean out of Tampa. Don't like flying to Tampa though.

What's wrong with flying to Tampa. That is usually a non-stop out of
DCA and it is a short ride to the cruise dock. It is certainly better
than Miami.


Baltimore is about an hour away from where Herring lives. About the same
for us. Easy drive, no muss, no fuss, no flying, no airport/airplane
hassles. We drive up to Baltimore frequently for dinner at some terrific
restaurants.

This one is really nice...great food, service, atmosphere...

https://is.gd/qoT4F6

If the weather is decent, we try to get seated in the courtyard behind
the restaurant. There are a number of interesting restaurants in that
neighborhood, so on-street parking can be a bitch.



I suppose. I never really liked Baltimore that much. Maybe traffic got
better but it really used to suck trying to get around. Like you say,
parking might be an issue too.
Annapolis wasn't horrible and they had good restaurants there too.
I still was not really that interested in eating out. After spending
as much time on the road as I did, in places like New York and Chicago
with great restaurants within a short walk, driving very far to eat
just seemed silly. I got to the point that I would rather stay home
and cook something I liked. When you are at the grocery store with the
budget of even a cheap restaurant, you can buy some pretty nice food.

The only 'nice' area I've found in B'more is the inner harbor, which is a tourist trap.

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We've been to a place called Bertha's Mussels a few times. It's
famous enough to be considered a tourist trap but it feels pretty
genuine, and have always enjoyed our meal.

One of the cool things about the inner harbor is the water taxi
service which runs a predetermined pick up and drop off route. It's
very convenient if you're visiting by boat and need a way to get
around.

We've always docked at the Anchorage Marina which appears to be in a
safe area. There is a nearby supermarket as well as a West Marine and
some good pubs, all within walking distance.

https://www.anchoragemarina.com/