Ken and Pat's Great Loop!: Baltimore aquarium and water front!

When we said previously that we were right in the middle of the action in Baltimore, we weren't kidding! What a fabulous job they have done with their water front! The photos above are taken right from our boat.

The first morning, this little work boat kept running back and forth in front of us. It made quite a ruckus! It looked just like a milfoil harvester they use on the lakes back home to get rid of the milfoil weeds. But there is no milfoil here! A closer look, and I saw it is a garbage picker. This guy drives around the harbor all day long, and the machine picks up bottles, cups, and trash that has landed in the water!

One of the first things we check out in a larger town is to see if they have a “Trolly Tour”. These tours are a great way to get to know the town, and figure out what sites you want to spend time at. Our tour guide was quite a character! He used different hats when he was talking about different portions of the City!

We were so taken by the workmanship and beauty on this 1800’s Episcopal Church, that we walked back to see if we could get a look inside. Unfortunately, we couldn't.

Baltimore has lots of monuments, parks, walking paths, gardens, and attractions to see. We couldn’t possibly see them all, so we had to choose.

As we both love the water, the aquarium was a must do. There was everything from exotic fish to coral reefs, a rain forest, birds, jellies, waterfalls, and even frogs. Many of these we have seen on our scuba dive trips!

One exhibit about the tropical rain forests showed that at the current rate of harvest, the rain forests, and their associated eco systems, will be totally devastated by the year 2080!

Well - that was just ONE afternoon! At the end of the day, we needed something that required no walking or energy! The Street Performers were just the ticket! Right on the water front, just down from the boat, there were performers every night! The Unicycle Lady proved to be quite entertaining!