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Jamie (KMG-365) > This doesn't really belong here--it's just an inside joke for "Spyder" one of the members on www.bmwst.com for the "Ride Tale". ;-)
Jamie (KMG-365) > We had an awesome time during the whole weekend and I still can't thank Paul and Suzanne enough for opening their home and their hearts to us "left coasters"! I think (and I hope!) that this might become at least an annual thing at "Chateau Soucy" and for all of you within a few days ride, it would be well worth the journey!! Thanks again Paul and Suzanne!!
Jamie (KMG-365) > While we were touring the Morgan, a few of the docents came aboard along with a few students from UConn (doing elective studies) and serenaded us with "old-timey" songs on banjo, fiddle and squeezebox, as well as numerous shanties sung while performing various tasks aboard ship (such as hauling up sails, etc.). See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_shanty
Jamie (KMG-365) > The CHARLES W. MORGAN was built at New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1841 by the Hillman Brothers Shipyard. She was named after the Quaker businessman, Charles Waln Morgan, for whom the ship was built. However, most of her eighty-year whaling career was spent under the employ of J.& W.R. Wing & Co. (1863-1913), a career which encompassed thirty-seven voyages, and resulted in 54,483 barrels of oil and 152,934 pounds of whalebone being taken. Built originally as a ship, the MORGAN was re-rigged as a bark in 1867. She returned from her final voyage in 1921 and soon thereafter was purchased and exhibited by Colonel E.H.R. Green at his estate in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. In November of 1941 the Marine Historical Association (Mystic Seaport) acquired the vessel and brought her to Mystic, Connecticut, where she has remained a featured museum exhibit, the last surviving example of the 19th century American whaling fleet.
Jamie (KMG-365) > They had purchased and fully preserved/restored the whaler "Charles W. Morgan", which was the oldest remaining wooden active whaling vessel. The Morgan is now designated as a National Historic Monument.
Jamie (KMG-365) > Well it turned out that there was SO much fascinating stuff to see there we ended up staying the rest of the day! Admission to the park gave you total access to all the displays, ships and other buildings. They had reconstructed a wooden shipbuilding "village" from the mid-late 1800's and were restoring/recontructing old wooden sailing vessels as well as preserving and passing on the skills from those times. The village, located on about one mile of the Mystic river before it opened into the ocean, was one of the most prolific shipbuilding ports of its size during that time and they have preserved many buildings as well as purchased and moved other period buildings to the area. There were a number of docents on hand who explained various aspects of life in the village as well as experiences aboard the whaling ships during that time.
Jamie (KMG-365) > Monday Leslie and I took Paul's truck and went on a tourist trip "to the shore" down to Groton and Mystic. We heard that "Mystic Harbor" was NOT to be missed so we thought we'd spend a few hours there . . . .
Jamie (KMG-365) > Here's Leslie ("Les_is_more/Mama Hoon") and Suzanne ("Mrs. SAMSAR") looking like she's not completely traumatized by the weekend and ready to host another one soon!! :-D
Jamie (KMG-365) > The next day we were honored to attend "Woodie's" "Accident Scene Management" course and also got to meet a few folks who couldn't make it to the Tech Daze on Saturday. Here's Ray "RevRay" who even brought his own coffee in case the ubiquitous Dunkin' Donuts coffee didn't suffice. Leslie wasn't feeling well and had to retire early so I didn't get any shots of the class or the other participants (Sorry Ron and Susan).
This doesn't really belong here--it's just an inside joke for "Spyder" one of the members on http://www.bmwst.com for the "Ride Tale". ;-)
Jamie (KMG-365) > This doesn't really belong here--it's just an inside joke for "Spyder" one of the members on www.bmwst.com for the "Ride Tale". ;-)
This doesn't really belong here--it's just an inside joke for "Spyder" one of the members on http://www.bmwst.com for the "Ride Tale". ;-)
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