Ocean City, MD, and Gettysburg, PA

During our time here in Maryland, my sister Susan and her husband Dan were on vacation in Ocean City.  God is so good with His timing!  We were in Maryland at the same time and were able to spend some great time together and made some awesome memories with them. 

They invited us to join them there for the first weekend.  We planned to meet them after 4PM on Friday, so we had time to stop and rubberneck on the way there.

Along the way, we stopped to see Third Haven Meeting House of the Society of Friends,  in Easton.  It is the oldest frame house of worship in the United States, built in 1684.  An extension was added in 1797, and  in 1990, a major renovation included brick foundation.

The wooden benches had wooden nails.

The new brick meeting house was built in 1880.

In St. Michaels, we stopped to visit the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. This had several buildings as well as outside displays.

A drawbridge marks the entrance of the museum

Among other displays, the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse,

crab display at Waterman’s Wharf,

and a tugboat  display were all interesting and fascinating.

There was also an annual boat show going on at the museum, with several beautiful boats on display.  I was awed by these carved wooden fish, painted with gold.

The condo Dan and Susan had was right on the bay with great views from the balcony.

We had a great time of relaxation and eating!  

Last year when we were in the Baltimore area,  I was intrigued by the “Fractured Prune” donuts... no prunes in them, last name is Prunella!  So we got some on the boardwalk.  They were very good with unique flavors. They hand dip the icing when you order.

We enjoyed the Boardwalk, 

the ambiance of the beach area,

and the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum 

that included stories of historic families, and antique boardwalk rides,

and a display of one of my favorite souvenirs, sand from around the world!!

The following weekend, they came over to Baltimore and spent time with us.  

We visited Fort McHenry on Friday afternoon after they arrived.

It was during War of 1812, Francis Scott Keyes was on a ship off Fort McHenry when he began to write the words of the poem that later became the national anthem, Star Spangled Banner.  We were honored to be able to participate in the changing of the flag.

The flag that was brought down was huge......40x60!

We drove through downtown Baltimore, passing a memorial to George Washington.  

On Saturday, we went to Gettysburg.  It did not cease to amaze me, again!

Paul thought he needed to take care of Abe!

Although we have visited both sites before, it was fun to go with them and we were able to glean more information and appreciation for our history as a nation. (Previous blog about both of these, Baltimore in Oct. 2012, and Gettysburg in Sept. 2011).

We are now on our way home for a month.  We will be leaving the motor home in Chattanooga tomorrow for the needed repair from the accident a month ago!  The cracks in the windshield have traveled over the glass, and the mirror is barely usable now, covered with tape to keep it attached!!  :) Didn’t have bailing wire, otherwise I am sure Paul would be using it!!