Tuesday October 7 — The moon was just as amazing this morning as it was preparing to set as it had been last night shortly after it rose.

We’re sad to report that the marina was rolly and uncomfortable. It didn’t seem to have any protection from the direction that the wind and waves were coming from today. 🙁

When we were in Baltimore, we’d mentioned that Eric had bought a replacement part for the wing engine exhaust from a supplier in Annapolis, called Portside Marine. This morning, he hailed a ride share to go pick the part up, which was a short drive from our marina in Annapolis.

He replaced the part as soon as he returned to Kosmos. He cut his hand pretty badly in the process, and the weird boat yoga angles made his neck sore. Much to his frustration, when he ran the wing engine to test it, the exhaust seemed to be leaking. He needs to tighten it, but he’s going to wait a few days for his hand and neck to feel better before he does any more work on it.

After Keith and Christi finished school, the three of us walked over to a park to meet some other families for a playdate. We’d chosen a park near the closed off road that we’d mentioned yesterday. Since the walkway had been open to pedestrians, we figured the park was still open. However, when we arrived, we found out the park was closed for the duration of the boat show. We quickly texted the rest of the group and came up with a new meeting location at a park about a mile away (by land).

The new location was a few blocks southwest of the marina, so we turned around and retraced our steps, passing the marina and continuing south across the bridge. This was looking south from the yacht club.

Looking east from the middle of the bridge.

Looking north at the yacht club from the south side of the bridge.

The area on the south side was called Eastport. It was also quaint and historic, but it had a very different feel to it than downtown Annapolis. The buildings in Annapolis looked really old — like 1700s — and were packed close together on small lots. Eastport looked more like 1800s, and the homes were farther apart on larger lots. Both areas were charming, just in different ways.

Three other families met us at the park, including Blue Heeler, who had just arrived to the marina this morning. The kids all seemed to hit it off right away and had a really nice time. So did the adults.

Eric had volunteered to work at the Ocean Posse booth for one of the days of the boat show. In the evening, a couple hosted a party at their home for some of the show volunteers. The Ocean Posse volunteers were amongst the invited. It was a potluck, and the food was exceptionally good. Deitmar, one of the people that Eric and Keith regularly play Civilization VI with, was there, and it was great to catch up with him. We saw a couple that we’d met in Panama, and we met lots of new people. While there were no other young people there, Keith actually had a surprising number of adults engage him in conversation. Usually, adults ignored him. So while he wouldn’t describe the party as “fun,” like Eric and Christi would, he’d say it was better than most adult parties.