DC Adventures: ANNAPOLIS

Jess and I decided to go up to Annapolis for the day, after we struggled to find Mother's Day gifts in Dupont Circle. We left from Reston around 9 am and arrived in Annapolis, MD about an hour later. I have to say, that drive might be the only time I haven't hit traffic driving to Maryland. Anyway -

For those of you who live under a rock, Annapolis is home to the US Naval Academy, and all of the Navy students were out in their dress whites. We couldn't figure out why, but it was pretty cool to walk around with all the men in uniform around. The town of Annapolis is right on the harbor and in true Maryland style, there are tons of restaurants with rockin' crab cakes. We ended up wandering the cobblestone streets and poking into stores for gifts. There were a lot of tourist type things for sale, as well as nautical themed sailing mementos. I ended up buying quite a few things, including my very first caramel apple.

For lunch, we tried to find a waterfront restaurant and ended up at "Famous" Pusser's Landing. They're known for their seafood and rum, and we had a really nice lunch. The restaurant is right along the harbor, so we got to watch the boats going in and out. They have a lot of guided sailing tours, and we had to laugh about all of the pirate-themed adventures. It'd be really nice to go up when its a little warmer and take a sunset sail.

All in all, it was a great day and the oceanfront was beautiful!