Just want to leave you all know. The Boat Show is at Annapolis that weekend.

and Sunday is the day everyone leaves which would be impressive to see for sure.

For some reason, I was thinking the Annapolis boat show was this weekend...

Well, how about a DC trip?

C24SX doesn't even have to pull his boat out of the water

If we leave from our normal ramp for a DC trip, we could either go upriver to see the DC sights (Mt Vernon, Ft Washington, Monuments) or downriver (ghost fleet). There are restaurants both directions, with a few good local seafood destinations downriver. Heading downriver, we might pick up a few other BABC members.

While the boat show being in Annapolis ties up the waterfront and restaurants, the highway has not been all that bad the past times I went. I have no idea what the Sandy Point ramps are going to be like. With OH coming down from the north, we may not have to rule this out -- just adjust the itinerary. We could head over to Rock Hall or to the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

What do you guys think?

I like the idea of not having to pull the boat. The DC trip could go as follows:

Tentative Schedule:
9:00 to 9:30...Leave Occoquan
10:00ish...Brief stop at Mount Vernon for a little on water site seeing.
11:00 to Noonish...Arrive at Old Town Alexandria for Lunch (Union Street Public House) http://www.usphalexandria.com/
2:00ish...Leave Old Town for cruise up to Georgetown & Washington Harbor (Bolling AFB, National Airport, Anacostia Naval Station, Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, Lincoln Memorial, Kennedy Center, Watergate, Theodore Roosevelt Island and as far as Key Bridge)
3:30ish...Leave Georgetown for cruise by the new Peterson Cos. Development http://www.nationalharbor.com/
4:00ish...Head back to Marina
5:00ish...Arrive back at the Occoquan

Sounds OK to me, but we would have to be back in the no-wake zone by 3:00 pm...

OH, can you get to Occoquan by 9am?

Waywego, you could stay with us for lunch and head back during the Georgetown portion of the trip to get you back in time. I just PM'd OH to see if he was interested in coming down Saturday for the Power Boat Show in Annapolis and spending the night for the cruise on Sunday. Any interest? My birthday is the 14th so I probably have a little more pull with the Admiral than usual. Making the two day boating extravaganza possible for me.

Saturday at the boat show sounds wonderful, but my younger daughter has a soccer game and I promised not to miss any more...

We may try to go to the show on Friday, but I have not asked my admiral if she is interested yet. We are half heartedly looking at boats that are better suited for overnight and extended trips.

I don't see why we can't, I can always get a hotel the night before so we can relax and not rush getting down there by 9. I will be making reservations as soon as I get done with this.

I just made hotel reservations in the Potomac Mills/ Woodbridge area so we should have no trouble getting there by 9AM. One time we relied on our 10 month old to get us up, as he usually does every morning at 6. Well.. he decided to sleep in himself and we all over slept. This time I will be setting the alarm.

I have an aunt and uncle and some cousins that live in the Woodbridge area so we will probably leave early Saturday morning and spend time with them and then crash at the hotel.

I just need to know what marina/ ramp to meet you at.

This may even be more exciting than Raystown.

We launch out of Occoquan Regional Park and Cobalt24SX keeps their boat in a slip at Hoffmasters. By the road, they are 10-15 minutes apart, but only 5 by water.

OH, I'll PM you the directions to Hoffmasters from Potomac Mills and my cell number. I'm looking forward to this.

2 Weeks to go!

Yipeee

One week left folks. OH is meeting us at Hoffmasters at 9:00am on Sunday the 19th. Waywego, I'm guessing we'll meet up with you at Hoffmasters at 9:00. Just hail us on 6.

Anyone else joining us from the DC area? Let us know or hail us at occoquan bay around 9:30.