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Pride of Baltimore at Chestertown
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It was a beautiful day to be on the water. We expected it to be rougher waters according to the forecast, but we guess the weather didn’t look at the forecast and did what it wanted to do. The Chester River has a wide mouth, but narrows quickly as it meanders northeast into the Maryland peninsula. We cruised past
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Emmanuel Church, Chester Parish
Established 1706 |
the Chester River Yacht Club to Chestertown’s docks observing some of the tall ships that were in port. One was the Pride of Baltimore and the other was the Sultana. We called the Chester River Yacht Club Dockmaster in route back toward the Chester River Yacht Club to get our slip assignment or T-head. Unbeknownst to us he was not in town so he was not in a position to give us realtime information. He told us to dock behind a 50-footer on the B-dock. We informed him there was already a boat there. So, he gave us the option to dock in slip B-10 or at the A-dock T-head. Since slip B-10 only had a quarter-pier we chose the A-dock T-head. A pontoon boat moved for us as we approached the A-dock. We got all tide up when the dock master called to informed us that there is a 60-footer due in and will use the A-Dock. Bottom line,
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| Some older homes in Chestertown |
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| Architectural detail |
we ended up docking in slip B-10. We had a glass of wine to smooth over our frustration with the dock master then walked to the Pro-Shop to check in. Then we walked about a two miles into Chestertown. We expected more character based on the write-ups. Yes, there were a few historic buildings, but every town has a few historic buildings. After walking around a bit, we headed to the town docks and ended up at the Fish Whistle Restaurant for a drink and chicken wings, then walked back to Splash Down stopping at the club’s bar before actually getting on the boat. All in all, we decided you have to be determined to come to Chestertown.
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Vultures watching as we walk
back to the boat |
