Travel & Leisure Diaries in Pictures

Oct. 2016  This is our second time attending this event.  The last time though we went to the Harbour and watched from there.  At this event, we took our boat to the other side of Baltimore.   It is not a fun experience when the water is not very calm and you just want to relax.     Sparty wasn't too happy being on the boat.  It was rough for him because the water wasn't calm.

Cruising around the bay and afterwards we anchored near a restaurant with live music and had lunch on the boat.  Not a bad idea! We learned not to go out the next day after a big storm.  The water will have trash and big branches.  Key Bridge.    Inner Harbor Baltimore.     Admiring a yacht but it'll be too big for two people! Giant Cargo Ship Passing Key Bridge. This was a great relaxing day!

We've only had the boat for one week but we've already been out 3 times.  This Sunday was the perfect day for a cruise.  It was 90 degrees with just a few clouds.  So we got out and headed for the Inner Harbor.  It was quite busy but we kept it safe. Sparty doesn't love it but no matter what, he loves to be with us.  Here he is just cruising on the seat next to his Pop-Pop!    After touring the Harbor, we found a peaceful spot in our area, called Bear Creek.  Pop-Pop hung out on the swim platform before eventually taking a dip.  Sparty couldn't jump in because we don't yet have a ladder for him to climb back in.  But he sure had fun hanging out!         

We settled on this.  Our first boat!  It will be a new learning and fun experience for us with this boat.  Our neighbors, plus a ton of research convinced Chris to buy a used boat. Thank God he listened!  Just before this we almost bought a new one and I stopped the process the day before signing.  I want a boat but I wasn't ready to buy a new one knowing that we have no experience in owning a boat. We bring her home in a couple weeks and now we have to decide on a name.

Well, in order for us to experience real travel & leisure, we need a way to get around.  So on Super Bowl weekend, we attended the 2015 Baltimore Boat Show.  Here, we looked at many different types of boats.  We had one in mind but wanted to keep our options open.  What size? Type and size of motor? Style? So many questions.  However, the one question that already had an answer is the name of the boat.  One of the vendors was a company that designed boat names.  So that's the picture you see.  Stoncada.  It's a combination of our last names So as we battle through the long winter days, we continue our due diligence to find our mode of travel.  Once we bring home Stoncada, the adventures will really begin. Stay tuned...