Star Spangle Sailabration

What is a Sailabration you ask??? Well step right up kid you’ve come to the right place. Let me tell you something, do you know what happen in 1812, 1813 and 1814 or have you ever heard of this fellow named Francis Scott Key or why we were fighting the red coats again only 30 years after the first go around. Well do ya kid??? No??? Okay then take a short trip up the street to Baltimore and you’ll find out real quick. Take a look at those old sail boats yeah the big ones with those tall masses with all the rope loop around. Take a look at Ft. McHenry where the Americans try to hold off his Majesty’s armada as they had finished burning down the White House in DC. Yeah that war, the one the British likes to forget but the one in which we remember and the Canadians like to gloat about cause they kicked us out of Canada. Well it’s too much to get into talking in depth about the history of it all here but this past weekend marks the 200^th anniversary of the whole thing with a parade of tall ships from around the world, modern military ships from different countries, street acts, music, airshow with the US Navy Blue Angels. Best place to view the airshow was at places like Fort McHenry, or did like wife and I we sat on top of Federal Hill and got a pretty good view, not the best but it was good nuff. BTW this was the first time the city of Baltimore ever hosted a airshow like that so hats off to you fly-​boys for zooming around close to the city without incident. Most of all hats off to the organizers of this historic event you did a great job pulling this together.
Over all this was a nice event lots of people and things to see making for a great weekend long sightseeing tour of Baltimore of which I don’t get to do too often. Lots of people all around and at times some foot traffic jams occurred but things kept on flowing. Security was around but not in your face with full on riot gear, they were more in the background blending in. Medic crews were on point arriving quickly to people who got into trouble particularly for a young lady who had some sort of seizure during the air show. Car traffic was not as bad as you would have expected and there are plenty of parking garages in the vicinity you just have to hoof it a little that’s all.
It was cool seeing all those international sailors walking around the city it really made the city feel like one of those international ports of call. You know one of those countries were every sailor, soldier and Marine from every single sea going country seem to find themselves in. Real international flair and the city of Balmer should be proud of it’s inner harbor. It’s a big huge difference from 30 plus years ago when the entire city was dingy, dirty and run down. However after this showing of sailabration I think it will start getting some well deserved respect not only on a national level but on a multinational level as well. You keep it classy Balmer.