Sailabration, June 2012
| To close out Robert's first week of summer break this year (a camp free week), he and David headed up to Baltimore. The city is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 (from whence came the Star Spangled Banner) with visit from tall ships billed as a Sailabration. |
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| There were several tall ships in the Inner Harbor; there was also a pretty good crowd; good thing it was a Friday and not really the weekend. They have plans for an air show with the Blue Angles on Saturday and Sunday. I talked Robert into visiting the Cuauhtemoc from Mexico before a quick lunch. Robert even had a chance to try steering -- much to the surprise of at least one other tourist. |
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| After lunch, we headed over to the more modern ships, which turned out to be a pair of Canadian mine sweepers. While the tall ship was a self guided tour, the Canadians provided a tour guide -- which meant a slower line. But then the heavens roared and one of the Blue Angles flew by. I guess they were practicing for the weekend's show. So waiting in line was actually pretty interesting. Finally I put Robert down and picked up my camera, just a little too late for the last directly overhead fly-by. |
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| We were well positioned for the several apparent attack on the iconic Domino Sugars sign. That really made the day. The mine sweeper tour was interesting and we even followed up with the USS Torsk submarine, but the planes really were the most impressive part of the day. |
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Robert noticed the one sailor who appeared to be armed during the tour and asked our guide; she said he was the quartermaster and there to protect them in case of any unexpected problems -- not likely in the Inner Harbor, but probably required by regulations. It's pretty hard to imagine a way to top off today -- good thing it's Friday. Robert is in camp next week with several friends and I have to go back to work. |
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