October 24, 2017
Annapolis likes to call itself the Sailing Capital of America and while there are certainly lots of sailboats in and around Annapolis, Newport, Rhode Island, or San Francisco, California might disagree.
We toured the Naval Academy while we were there and its grounds and museum are steeped in history. Above you see Memorial Hall where all the cadets live. The yard in front is where they parade every day at noon.
The inside of Memorial Hall is as beautiful as the outside. Except the cadets' rooms; they're pretty spartan.
This building is called the Drydock and the cadets come here to relax and entertain visitors. The giant ship model above the doors was used to teach the cadets all the ropes on a sailing ship.
We also visited the museum which is a storehouse of Navy history.
If you don't think global warming is a real thing, check this out. This street next to the waterfront was flooded with a foot of water one morning at high tide.
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