November 8th, 2011
We arrived to Maryland last evening.  Took all our gear on board, made the beds and settled in for our first night on the SEGWUN.  It took us about 12 hours to get down here.  Thanks to Dad for lending us the van and to Eric for coming along with us.  He spent the night and is now on his way back to Barrie.
Today we drove in to Baltimore to register with the Coast Guard and get our cruising permit for the US.  It was quite a simple thing to do, but we have to go on to the internet get a decal that we need to display on the boat.  Apparently this is required for all boats over 26 feet.
Maryland is beautiful this time of year.  The turning of the leaves is giving such a nice colour - I would say they are about a month behind us in Muskoka.  Lots of Canada Geese here on their way down south.  Picked up some supplies (groceries) and stopped in to the Marine shop to see what other gear we need to pick up.
We met John Hellewig, the previous owner of SEGWUN.  He is docked two slips over from us with his new boat.  He has traded in his sailing days and bought a trawler.  It looks very nice - lots of room!  He is happy to know that we will be taking his boat (SEGWUN) out for some blue water cruising and we promised to post lots of pictures.   I am so impressed with the people here.  We have been made to feel so very welcome and  we have had such a great support from the team at Gratitude Yachting (John, Jack and Ed)  John, SEGWUN's previous owner and all the nice folks in Rock Hall, Maryland.
Just a few more things to do before we set sail on Saturday.  A bit more gear to buy, spend some time getting acquainted with the workings of the boat and get all the gear stowed in good places.  She is looking very beautiful!  I'll take some photos tomorrow morning and post a few pics.  We're slowly getting things put away - right now it looks a bit untidy.