{"id":19572,"date":"2026-01-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/?p=19572"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:07:48","slug":"exploring-annapolis-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/29\/exploring-annapolis-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Annapolis, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday, October 10, 2025&nbsp;&#8212; Today was another social day. Eric worked at the Ocean Posse booth at the boat show all day. For lunch, he got a pizza at <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/27\/welcome-to-annapolis-maryland\/\">The Market<\/a>, which was really good. In the evening, he went to a party hosted by Lagoon (Lagoon was a catamaran manufacturer &#8212; all the Ocean Posse volunteers had been invited to their party). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Christi and Keith finished school, they walked to the Post Office, which was a little more than a half mile northwest. The town was darling. Here were some photos taken along the way. This was Duke of Gloucester Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2872.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2920.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2917.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">city hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2874.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2911.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">most of the residences were attached housing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2915.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2875.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Duke of Gloucester Street ended at a roundabout with at least 5 spokes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2908.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This was on one of the corners on the outside of the roundabout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2904.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2906.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This painting was on a building near one of the roundabout corners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2881.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another corner of the roundabout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2883.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another corner of the roundabout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2885.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The church was in the center of the roundabout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the roundabout, we turned onto West Street, which was the street the post office was on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2887.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2890.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2899.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After they mailed off their package, they went to a Mexican restaurant a few doors down for lunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2895-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as they walked in, they knew this was going to be &#8220;real&#8221; Mexican food. And it was! We hadn&#8217;t had &#8220;real&#8221; Mexican in a long time, and it hit the spot. The portions were huge and the food was wonderful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2894.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After lunch, we went to a park near the marina for a playdate with <a href=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/27\/replacing-the-exhaust-and-exploring-eastport-in-annapolis-md\/\">the three families from Tuesday<\/a>: Blue Heeler, Tiki Tour and Atlas.\u00a0Keith has really hit it off with those kids, and the adults have hit it off, as well. It&#8217;s always nice when everyone likes everyone. This was twilight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kosmos.liveflux.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2927.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith and Christi had a quiet night aboard. Eric didn&#8217;t get home all that late from the Lagoon party. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, October 10, 2025&nbsp;&#8212; Today was another social day. Eric worked at the Ocean Posse booth at the boat show all day. For lunch, he got a pizza at The Market, which was really good. 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