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Master and Commander
Meryl:
Wow, I love those pictures, shortfiction! I'm jealous that you got to be at the wheel of Surprise! :P
The Star of India looks amazing. I wonder what the deal is with the bowsprit? Were they leaning one of the masts on it? It can't be that huge. ???
You're right, that tourist looks a lot like Russell Crowe! ;D
ifyoucantfixit:
The replica of the Mayflower was here in Portland several years ago. My husband and grandaughter and I toured it. The thing that struck me about it. Was how tiny it was. All those people on there. The animals and cargo..holy cow it must have had a very bad smell. and so cramped..But it was very interesting to see and I loved it.
shortfiction:
--- Quote from: Meryl on July 05, 2007, 05:14:13 pm ---Wow, I love those pictures, shortfiction! I'm jealous that you got to be at the wheel of Surprise! :P
The Star of India looks amazing. I wonder what the deal is with the bowsprit? Were they leaning one of the masts on it? It can't be that huge. ???
You're right, that tourist looks a lot like Russell Crowe! ;D
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If you're referring to the object on the left side of the pic, that's actually part of a restaurant roof. It just looks like part of the ship is touching it. They had to use tugboats to get the ship out and back in again, as it is quite old and needs help, like grandmother with a walker. :)
I had a great vantage point. What you could not see was the band on the deck, playing sea chanteys. This all took place about 3 years ago, on Veterans Day weekend, which is the only time of the year when the ship goes out of the dock.
Meryl:
--- Quote from: shortfiction on July 05, 2007, 07:36:45 pm ---If you're referring to the object on the left side of the pic, that's actually part of a restaurant roof. It just looks like part of the ship is touching it. They had to use tugboats to get the ship out and back in again, as it is quite old and needs help, like grandmother with a walker.
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No, I mean that thing that looks like a telephone pole leaning toward the restaurant. It looks like it might be the foremast about to be raised up or something. The bowsprit wouldn't be that long, surely. ???
shortfiction:
--- Quote from: Meryl on July 06, 2007, 12:45:06 am ---No, I mean that thing that looks like a telephone pole leaning toward the restaurant. It looks like it might be the foremast about to be raised up or something. The bowsprit wouldn't be that long, surely. ???
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You could be right. I looked at some other pics I took at different angles and that "pole" is there but it has canvas sails kind of rolled up on it, so your theory is probably correct.
"We knew the merry world was round/And we might sail forever more" -- Tennyson
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