Man they're not kidding about this stuff in Baltimore. Sure, it's the home of Ft. McHenry and the National Anthem but this up close and personal experience with fireworks was a bit more than we were expecting. We turned in early and everyone was asleep by ten 'o clock. While we were sleeping, a fireworks barge slipped into the Inner Harbor and anchored right next to us in preparation for a show. It was a random Wednesday night and we had no idea there was going to be fireworks. Then BOOM!!!!!
We were so close to the barge that we could feel the concussion from the explosions through the hull of our boat. There was even residue from the fireworks on the deck of our boat in the morning. Here are a few pictures of a fireworks show we won't soon forget!!
Joanna didn't want me to mention this part, but inspired by her straight talk from Behind the Blog, I thought I'd mention it anyway. When the fireworks started going off, Jo jumped out of bed ran to the window and then proclaimed that the National Aquarium was on fire. Filled with 4 million gallons of water and made entirely of reinforced concrete, I doubted this but looked around any way. After careful inspection, we realized that what Jo was seeing, without her glasses, was the reflection of the fireworks show in the windows of the aquarium. Another close call, but that's the dangerous life we live out here on the high seas.
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