Friday, 3 July 2009- Crab Feast and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

Friday, 3 July 2009- Crab Feast and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
I got to DCA at midnight and set up in a corner of the old terminal near the picture window. The big white a on the tail of a 737 haunted me, but I ended up sleeping well, and remained there until noon, twittering away personalized Follow Friday’s.
I then took the Metro to Greenbelt and the express bus to BWI. I then went directly to the Light Rail and took the train to the Convention Center stop and walked to the Inner Harbor. While walking down Pratt Street, there was a sudden sound of crashing metal to my immediate left. I don’t remember hearing squealing tires, but less than 20 feet away, one car had rear-ended another.
When I got to the Inner Harbor, I saw no sign of crab, but I found the Water Taxi. The cost was $9 rides all day. The attendant recommended Captain James’ Crab Deck as a good place to eat crab. I liked the name immediately. On the way, I saw beautiful and expensive boats. These nautical beasts bore every kind of name. Ooga Booga and Soggy Dollar were my favorites.
Upon arriving at Captain James’ Crab Deck, I was scared by the prices- $36 for a dozen medium crabs. When I learned I could buy half a dozen, I went ahead and sat down to order. I made the mistake of ordering fries, but a smart move ordering corn. I could have shared this feast, and therefore split the cost, and two people would have been sufficiently fed. With a Heineken, my bill came to $32 plus a generous $6 tip. I made it back to BWI near 11pm.