Maryland/DC trip day 4: July 6th

On the last day with my Aunt Rita, Kate and I accompanied her to Annapolis. The weather was absolutely spectacular as you can see from the photos. We first went on a harbor cruise which gave details on the city, and gave a sort of aquatic tour of the Naval academy. Following the hour long boat ride we went to lunch at a pub called "Middleton Tavern" that had some side walk seating that I was eager to take advantage of. The state house can be seen through the trees in this shot. We tried going in, however it appeared to be too late in the day to get inside. After walking around the town for a while we headed towards the Naval academy in hopes of getting to see the campus. After passing through a security check point we strolled the grounds which were very beautiful. The green scapes of the grounds with majestic trees, paths, fountains, and gazebos was nothing like the cold granite-bricked campus of my imagination.

The two photos above are the chapel which is one of the more dominant structures on the campus.

It was a special treat to see hundreds, if not thousands of cadets march in formation. We assumed these drills were the end of some field exercises. This was exactly like something out of a movie, complete with the occasional politically incorrect marching chant.

After a beautiful day of walking around we rewarded ourselves with some ice cream from the Annapolis Ice Cream Company, which gave gigantic portions. My Aunt Rita, unaware ordered two scoops much to the amusement of Kate and I.

We had a nice walk to close out the evening and we exchanged goodbyes. Kate and I were now headed back to Baltimore for the last leg of the trip.