Got up early and took the bus to the Post Office while Roy was still asleep. Had no problem finding the Post Office and getting my mail from General Delivery. Found out I could have gotten it Saturday afternoon; the Main Post Office stays open until five p.m. on Saturday.
Went to the Social Security office to get a replacement for my lost Medicare card. Had to sit and wait for an hour or two, but I had a book with me, so that was okay. Got a temporary authorization, and a new card will be mailed to me in thirty days.
Next, I went on a fruitless search for a bus map. A brochure we had been given said they were available at the Inner Harbor Dockmaster's office, so I walked over there, but they were out. Stopped at the Visitors' Information booth, but they didn't have any either. The woman said I'd have to go to the MTA office to get one. I thought she said the office was at Lexington and Market, so I went looking for that intersection. When I couldn't find it, I asked a police officer. She told me how to get to the MTA office. When I got there, I saw a building called "Lexington Market". Oh. The MTA office was across the street, but after all that, they've discontinued printing bus maps, so I ended up with nothing but a few schedules.
Returned to the boat and ate lunch. Roy had a lot of work to do on the boat, so I walked over to a nearby super market. As usual, I bought about ten times more than I could carry. And to add to my general joy, it started raining while I was checking out. I kept hoping Roy would come to the store with an umbrella and help me carry the groceries. While I was putting the cold stuff into the insulated bag, I heard a tapping on the window, but I figured it was some kid being a pest, so I ignored it. The tapping continued and grew louder, so finally I looked up. Imagine my joy when I saw Roy! And my joy doubled when I saw Linda and Gina and Linda's car!
We loaded the groceries into the car and returned to the marina. By then, the rain had stopped, but it was too late to go sailing, so we taught Gina and Linda how to paddle Royaks. They caught on really fast and had a lot of fun.
After showering, we ate supper on the boat and discussed our planned trip. We all agreed the Potomac was too far to go, because it would take us two days to get there and two to get back, which wouldn't leave us any time for sightseeing. After some discussion, we decided to go to St. Michaels instead. It's a very pretty place and will only take one day to get there, so we'll have two days to play and sightsee before returning.
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