Baltimore Inner Harbor

We planned an easy day for ourselves. We were headed west across the Chesapeake to Baltimore. Of course, weather is the enemy once again. We woke up to a dense fog advisory. We waited a little for the fog to lift, then headed out with the radar on. We were a little more nervous than usual to travel in the fog because we would be in the busy shipping channels for Baltimore. At least the big ships are easy to see on radar. The many small fishing boats are tougher to see, and the crab pots are impossible. But, we made it without difficulty. The good thing about fog is that the water is usually calm, so we enjoyed that.

We went all the way to Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Al remembers being here when he was 10 years old, with his uncle, who chartered a sailboat to cruise the Chesapeake. There are high winds forecasted for tomorrow, so we'll stay put an extra day and go sightseeing.

I love getting an early start with a pretty sunrise

Entering Baltimore Harbor

Fort Carroll

Fort Carroll is a 3.4-acre artificial island and abandoned hexagonal sea fort in the middle of the Patapsco River, just south of Baltimore, Maryland. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. 

Baltimore's Fort McHenry was the site of one of the key battles in the war of 1812 and the birthplace of the National Athem, penned just off its shores by Frances Scott Key.

Entering the Inner Harbor

The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland.

Brazilian training ship

USCGC Taney is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, notable as the last ship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor, although Taney was actually moored in nearby Honolulu Harbor not Pearl Harbor itself.