Just when we thought we’d seen the last of the "world’s this, that or the other" for one trip, we go to the Naval Academy in Annapolis. It turns out their beautiful dorm is the largest in the world housing all 4,100 midshipmen. The photo shows us with Cyndy & her nephew, Burt (a senior at the Academy) in front of the dorm. It was family weekend for the plebes and there were A LOT of good looking guys walking around. As you might suspect Mary had a REALLY good time.
Anyway, back to the dorm. The other two photos are of the main hall in the dorm. Not a bad place to hang out. Even the dorm rooms looked nice. They have a “sample” room set up for family to look at and Burt says it’s typical. Two or three beds/desks per room, a bath for each room with a marble shower (Burt allowed the sample IS a bit cleaner than normal), & air-conditioning. A lot of the rooms also have a million dollar view of the bay complete with Academy marina and sailboats. Contrary to what you may have heard, these midshipmen still have an opportunity to learn navigation and basic sailing (John was very envious.)
Back in Philly to spend the night with Cyndy, we realized Mary is starting to try to transition back to the French culture… she ordered an anchovy & cheese pizza for dinner.