Trying out the bunks
Mary Peyton decided that she just had to try out all of the bunks before deciding on one. What's this weird fixation on beds about? This was on the retired...600 x 400 pixels
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The Baltimore waterfront in the morning
This is the harbor in Baltimore, the morning before we set sail. Unfortunately, it was pretty dark, but that should give you an idea of how god-awful early in...600 x 400 pixels
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Looking up the main mast
This is a look up at the main mast. That platform is only about one third of the way up the mast. It still amazes me that each and every one of those lines has...400 x 600 pixels
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A few friends
Mary Peyton and Meredith, with the beautiful Baltimore waterfront behind them.600 x 400 pixels
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A submarine
That is a retired submarine at a naval museum in Baltimore. It was pretty cool to see the waterfront area (for the first time ever, for me) from a boat, instead...600 x 400 pixels
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Movin' up
The first three brave souls begin climbing up the fore mast. This is where it gets really fun. ;) I spent much of the rest of the day climbing around up there,...400 x 600 pixels
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Looking back at the main mast
That's Mary Margaret, a student from another school, standing on the main mast platform. I took this picture from the platform on the fore mast. The waterfront...600 x 400 pixels
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Looking DOWN on the mainsail
This picture was taken while hanging from the fore topgallant yard, the highest beam on the fore mast, from which I could look down on the people unfurling the...600 x 400 pixels
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Just hangin' out
That's Mary Peyton at the other end of the fore topgallant yard. This picture gives an idea of how high we are.600 x 400 pixels
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Me, hangin' out
There I am, hanging out on the fore topgallant yard of the H.M.S. Rose, just before we set sail into the Chesapeake from Baltimore. I could've hung out up there...
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Down onto the deck
This is a view of the deck of the ship, taken from 100 feet straight up above it. It gives you a pretty good idea of how high we were, and of how big the ship...400 x 600 pixels
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Sails unfurling
The sails being unfurled, just before we set sail. That's the fore topsail and topgallant, from behind. Once again I am amazed by the sheer quantity of ropes...600 x 400 pixels
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At the helm
That's Mary Peyton Swann at the wheel, piloting the H.M.S. Rose out into the Chesapeake Bay.600 x 400 pixels
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Sailboats in the bay
There were a lot of other sailboats ("yachties", as the captain called them) out on that part of the Chesapeake that day. Several of them sailed very close to...600 x 400 pixels
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At the helm
That's Mary Margaret at the wheel.600 x 400 pixels
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Billowing sails
The sails, while we're under way. That's the fore topsail and topgallant, viewed from the bow of the ship.600 x 400 pixels
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Billowing sails
The sails, while we're under way. That's the fore topsail and topgallant, from behind this time.600 x 400 pixels
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Coming about
A view of the fore sails as we came about. Notice the crew member on the topgallant yard (way up at the top) fixing a tangle in the lines.400 x 600 pixels
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Land ho!
The mainland in the distance, and a smaller sailboat in the foreground.600 x 400 pixels
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Looking down onto the bow
This was taken from up on the fore topgallant yard again, looking straight down onto the bow of the ship. Yes, that's *straight down*. This time, it was near...600 x 400 pixels
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Christie climbing up
That's Christie, climbing up to join me on the fore topgallant yard to furl the sail. The water you see is over 100 feet below her. Christie was on the retreat...600 x 400 pixels
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Looking down on a yachtie
I thought this would make a really cool picture. That's a pretty good sized yacht down there, probably at least 35 to 40 feet, with about a 50 or 60 foot mast,...600 x 400 pixels
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Me, hangin' out
That's me, hanging out on the very end of the main topsail yard (not so high as the previous shots.) It was getting a little cloudy and the sky was threatening...400 x 600 pixels
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