Fells Point Festival in Baltimore

October 1st/2nd - Pulled up the anchor to schedule our arrival around 11 am. Baltimore was less than an hour away which would give us plenty of time to check out Fells Point Festival. As we were motoring under the Scott Key bridge we heard a message announcing a 50 gallon drum was floating in the Fort McHenry basin and to use caution when traversing the area. Sure enough 20 minutes later the captain spotted the barrel and was able to steer out of its path at the last moment. The barrel was just below the waterline , not very visible from above. There was a fire boat behind us and we let them know what was in their path and next thing you know they were veering off as well.
Shortly we were docking at the Anchorage Marina where we will be spending two nights to enjoy the Fells Point Festival. The weather didn't sound too promising, but we were going to make the most out of this event. This festival is a great deal of fun with artists selling their wares from small tents. Music would be played at most corners by local artists and there were stages for small productions. We have been here before for this festival and we always had a great time. Well for some reason the wind turned bitterly cold and it made it not so great for walking around the waterfront. This year the streets were not jam packed infact it looked like this festival would be a bust.
In the evening we returned to the Summer Wind and turned on the heat. Outside it was very chilly,windy and wet, not the best of boating weather.
The next morning the weather turned out to be a huge disappointment. The air was bitterly cold and damp. We began to take a quick walk around and decided it just wasn't worth catching a cold. Oh well, on the bright side we were glad to be plugged into a dock and able to turn on the heat. On days like this without the heat, the boat would be cold and damp.

Budweiser Clydesdales

These two were kissing one another to keep warm!

Not great weather for an outdoor festival