The Bower's Family: Tom (not pictured), Corrie the Mommy, Ben, the eldest, Brooke the Middle Child and Blair the Youngest. These folks really know how to par-TAY!
It was a perfect day for a wedding and what a gorgeous location. Being a mountain boy I was not use to all the open space of the Cheasapeake Bay (that's the Bay Bridge in the background of the photo of mom and me). The sun was shining and the bride was glowing. Mommy wanted me to mention the delicious crabcakes that were served at dinner. Maryland is famous for their crabcakes. The random man in the first photo is Simon from Christchurch, small world. He too is married to an American woman. Supposedly he grew up one street over from Daddy but did not go to Burnside High, somewhere else, I need to ask daddy again and get back to you. We left the wedding around 9:30pm, boy I was pooped from all the dancing, and drove all the way to Salem, VA, five hours. I was not too thrilled about this leg of the trip. But was did make it to Corrie's house safe and sound and had a lovely day with the Bower's family. See below.
We toured the US Naval Academy campus and met a duck, not a sailor. The seaman had graduated the weekend before so it was fairly calm on campus. We also walked along the marina and up around this quaint, historic port town.
Once again, I was a picture perfect traveler, although I did let mom and dad know when I was ready to stop for a break, this time in Front Royal, VA. We made it across D.C. in about an hour and half from our stop and checked in at the hotel in Annapolis with plenty of time to spare before the rehearsal dinner. I enjoyed the hotel, it had a pool and everything. The cook-out was pretty much rained out, but the bride and groom were in good spirits as you can see in the photo. Renee was looking ravishing and as you'll see in the next post, even more so the next day at the wedding. There was a herring bird hanging out on the point of Gibson Island, the location for the dinner and wedding. It was so elegant. Good times.
