House Boat Adventure

Every year we (my  husband, daughter, son-in-law, and I) take a weekend trip over Memorial Day. We usually travel to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but last year we decided to stay a little closer to home. We like to take our dogs so I began to search for dog friendly vacation ideas. I stumbled upon a website “SleepAfloat” rooms that rock. You stay in a houseboat that is docked at a marina. We chose one in Baltimore, Maryland at the Chester Cove Marina. This is in Fell’s Point historical district. We rented one called Scorpius which had two bedrooms, a bath with great water pressure in the shower, a kitchen and living area. It was dog friendly so we were all set. The top of the houseboat was a large deck with furniture and an umbrella in case it got too sunny. Linens were furnished and there was maid service upon your departure. We would highly recommend this as a great weekend getaway. It was clean, the boat was in walking distance of great restaurants and the Inner Harbor, and there was a walking/ running path that ran along the bay. The only drawback was the water in the bay. It was pretty dirty around the marina. We all agreed that it was a place we would all like to go back to and would recommend it to anyone that enjoys being around the water.

Journal entry Saturday May 23, 2015: After walking through the Inner Harbor we decided to walk back to the houseboat via Little Italy. We stopped for a drink. The waitress was an older woman with ruby red lips and lots of rouge. We ordered a glass of wine and we received generous pours. As the work force came in and out they would go behind the bar and pour themselves drinks. They had wine, beer, coffee with Bailey’s.  (We were the only patrons in the bar area at the time). Evidently there was a meeting upstairs that they were all to attend. Our waitress/bar tender filled our glasses to the top and said that she would be back. Two guys came in and sat at the bar (after going behind the bar and getting drinks). They were talking to each other and the one said, “Hey, thought there was to be a meeting, but no one is here”. We said nothing……We wait and we wait. My son-in law said, “I read a book once that started off like this.  It didn’t end well!” After waiting a good deal longer (my husband fell asleep) a woman said she would go get “Helen” for us. Helen came back and she wished we had sent for her sooner. “No one wanted to be at that meeting!”

Then we tried to pay……Helen took my husband’s money and came back. No change for $100 bill.  He then gave her two $20’s. Back she came. No change for a $20. At this point my daughter and I left and went outside. We say the tow guys that couldn’t find the meeting coming out of a row house three doors up still looking confused. A gentleman and his family covered in “color” from the color race that had evidently just ended stopped and told us where he takes people to eat in Little Italy when he has visitors and he told us what to order. (All unsolicited advise). Finally, my husband and son-in-law emerged from the restaurant. They had to pay with a credit card….

Author: sguyton1953@gmail.com

I turned 62 in December 2015 and am ready to retire in June of 2016. I have always loved to travel, especially to the beach. Growing up my family spent our vacations camping throughout the Eastern United States. As I got older and had a family of my own we began to vacation on the Outer Banks renting a beach house each summer, which is a tradition we carry on to this day. In addition to our yearly "beach" house we also have gone on cruises, trips to the West Coast, Hawaii, Italy, the Caribbean and several weekend trips exploring local destinations. As we travel I keep a journal which our group often refers to when returning to a destination or when reviewing our trip. In the journal I record places we have eaten, information about where we stayed, suggested activities etc. I would like to share my experiences, tips and travel tricks with you.

2 thoughts on “House Boat Adventure”

  1. Sherry, I loved reading your blog posts! Interesting little entries. It’s so neat you’ve always kept a journal of your travels. I’ve often wished I had done that too. So many trips and no real way to look back on them. Keep on with your journals, Sherry!

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