Pasadena, MD

First thing in the morning on Thursday, September 7 we took a longer than expected walk through a different part of Baltimore to Walgreens to pick up some prescriptions.  We hoped to leave Baltimore by 11 but had to wait for a package to arrive that Jonny needed for the MTOA Rendezvous.  So we had a relaxing day and finally left at 3:10 after the package arrived.  It was a short one and a half hour cruise to the Maryland Yacht Club where we were going to stay for the next five days to attend the Rendezvous.

We really like the Maryland Yacht Club because it is in a beautiful setting on a promontory with 270 degree water views and acres of land for Archie to frolic in.  It also has very nice facilities for a conference such as this.

The Rendezvous was a big success with around 110 people attending and 45 boats staying at the marina.

Jonny was very busy the whole time we were there with his responsibilities as president of MTOA and he did a great job. We got to visit with many of our boating friends and we met many new people as well.  The workshops were mostly informative and the social gatherings were lots of fun.

We also got recertified in First Aid and CPR and Zendo passed her safety inspection too.

We stayed an extra day after the Rendezvous ended on Monday so Jonny could relax and recover. One of our air conditioning units is out again and this time it might be more serious. Fortunately, Woody, our AC guy who is a MTOA member, was volunteering his time coming aboard members’ boats to troubleshoot their AC issues. He came aboard ours and thought there may be one more opportunity to repair it, though it’s a long shot. We’re going to have to wait until we return to Baltimore where Woody lives to address it. Fortunately, it is not as brutally hot as it has been and we still have the AC in the cabins (bedrooms) that still works.  Later that night we went out to dinner with Mike and Cindy, MTOA members we know from Fort Lauderdale. The one negative thing about this yacht club is that it is not close to anything. But fortunately Mike and Cindy had a car so we were able to drive to a local restaurant. 

We began and ended each day with lovely walks with Archie which are always a joy.