Solomons, MD

Our destination today was Solomons Island which is located on the eastern shore of the bay.  So off across the bay we went.  Below is a very short clip of our journey. 

 

Upon entering Patuxent River en route to Spring Cove Marina we could tell we were going to enjoy this quaint little town.  

Marina office with boutique and mini-mart, individual restrooms with showers, boaters lounge, laundry room, and bicycles.

Oh,  I forgot.  And a 25 yard swimming pool!

 

View from the marina.

 

Bill heading to our ship in the slip.

 

Hmmm.  Love the name!  

What an attractive Victorian home.

If you lived back in 1889 wouldn't you attend mass here?

 

 Another church in the heyday looking for parishioners.

 

I would go to church just to see the stained glass windows.

 

1934 packing house for Patuxent river oysters, crabs and fish.

 

Front view.  The building now serves as a marine museum.

Beautiful hydrangeas

Look at what you can design with driftwood and a creative mind.

 

Drum Point Lighthouse is a screwpile, cottage type light dating back to the late 1800's.  It is one of three remaining lighthouses from the forty-five that served the Chesapeake Bay area.  It was moved from Drum Point and restored at its current home, Calvert Marine Museum.  We kept saying we were going there but never made it.

Interesting lamp post with an egret on top.

 

We grabbed a couple marina bikes to explore the southern end of the island.  Before we hit the very end we ran into the "world famous" Tiki Bar and swung in on our way back.  This open-air bar draws hundreds especially from the Annapolis/Baltimore area on the weekends.  Their signature drinks are Mai Tais and they are refreshing.

 

Interior views

 

They extend the Polynesian theme behind the bar as well.  Can you find the Moai?

 

 

Look at my sweetie with his thumbs up for words he loves beginning with the letter B:  bikes, boats, beer, and of course Bill!

 

Look very closely on the upper right hand corner.  Flying at a lower altitude is a stealth bomber being shadowed by his wingman, a F16 fighter jet.  

Sun setting over the island.

And a few minutes later.

 

We decided to extend our stay on Solomons due to the impending weather.  Excellent choice I would say.

                                     

The alarms on our phones had just gone off alerting us to a tornado warning meaning there were tornadoes spotted in the area.  The videos take time to load so please be patient.

 

                                      

 

Had to catch the storm rolling in.  Luckily, the tornadoes missed us!

 

The calm after the storm.

Isn't the night line sky gorgeous.

                            

Having a beverage at Captains Table.

 

The little guy sitting on the rail is a barn swallow and boy does he have a few things to say.  

 

 

 

Listen to how he wraps up his one way conversation at the end.  

 

 

                     

                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                      

             

Once again we took advantage of the bikes at the marina and headed to Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center.  What an inviting entrance.

 

This is a tribute to the Oyster Tonger, a Chesapeake Waterman.  "Men and women who make a living by fishing, crabbing, and oystering on the Chesapeake Bay are called watermen. The term "waterman" dates as far back as the eleventh century in England. These early English watermen were actually smugglers who used small boats to transport stolen goods across waterways. When the English settled in the Chesapeake Bay, they continued to use that name, applying it to the men who worked in the fishing industry."

 

                              

Bronze sculpture by Paul Suttman titled, Resting.  As you study the figure you realize she is resting because she is exhausted.........  The beauty of art. 

 Lovebirds, ahhhh.

                              

What you can do with some stones and wire.

                        

A frowning American Indian because because he washed his headdress and look how it turned out!

                    

A man with an oversized mustache and wind swept hair.

Closer look at the Hidden Midden.

 

This was inside the art museum.  Makes sense?

 

Twilight on the water.

 

 

 

 

                               

Be still my heart....we get to cruise where?

See the small boat on the left hand side.  We met the couple at Annmarie Garden the other day and  ran into them again this morning after refueling.  They traveled from Florida on that boat.  Okay, no big deal you say?  They sleep on it, too meaning they have no air conditioning and the weather almost the whole way here has been hot and muggy and that to us would be torture!