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Meneldor
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Jul 19 2014, 8:51pm
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1841 Whaling Ship pics
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Charles W Morgan sailed to Boston and tied up with Old Ironsides. No sea dog should miss that.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
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Meneldor
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Jul 19 2014, 8:58pm
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Pinrail Helm Deck cabin for the captain's wife. She was miserably seasick and didn't stay there long. Belowdecks Whaleboat
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
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Meneldor
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Jul 19 2014, 9:08pm
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If you squint, you can make out two crew climbing from the maintop to the main crosstrees. Rainwater trap Whaleboat View from the forward oar
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jul 20 2014, 1:47am
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing!
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About twenty years ago we were on vacation in Oregon and northern California, and stumbled on a replica of the Nina that was in the harbor in Eureka. That was really fun.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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dernwyn
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Jul 20 2014, 2:02am
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...more along the lines of: forgiveness of past sins, and reconciliation. Akin to Americans and Japanese meeting at the Arizona Memorial. Those of us in the New London - former whaling town - area found the gesture most moving.
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Meneldor
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Jul 20 2014, 4:40am
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who were in a whaleboat when a humpback swam underneath them. They too felt moved and awed. Thanks for sharing those pics, dernwyn. Makes me wish I had been at sea that day.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
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Elarie
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Jul 20 2014, 1:07pm
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How great that they got to take her out and see a humpback. Looks like a wonderful day.
And once again the world has not arranged itself just for me.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 20 2014, 3:27pm
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Charles Morgan? AKA Darkstone? wow
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I was hoping to see at least a few broadside cannons, given the time she was built.
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dernwyn
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Jul 20 2014, 4:25pm
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to take a long sail on other wooden sailing ships? I've had the chance to take a brief sail on a four-masted schooner, out of Bar Harbor: a nostalgic trip for hubby and the kids, as his great-grandfather was the captain of one which plied the Atlantic seaboard for years prior to WWII, when it wrecked off Ocracoke during a storm. The feel of the sea swells beneath one's feet is like no other. And the fragrance of the sea, and the birds! Have you ever gone on a whale watch?
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Meneldor
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Jul 21 2014, 3:40am
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Whale watching is breathtaking.
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We were on our way back to America from Iraq in '04 and stopped for a day in St Johns, Newfoundland. It was summertime and half a dozen of us went on an afternoon cruise on a small schooner to look at the seals and humpbacks. They came up within 50 feet and waved their fins and tails. Amazing. About four years ago, I went on a 4 day cruise on the Maine windjammer Stephen Taber, launched in 1879. That was a once in a lifetime experience.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
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CaptainMorgan
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Jul 21 2014, 7:53pm
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YO HO HO, A LIPEY LIBER FWEE -Captain Edward Dregg A pirate always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. -Captain JP Morgan
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dernwyn
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Jul 23 2014, 11:42am
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They are fascinating creatures!
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The seals and the whales. And beautiful - and untame. As they should be. A cruise on the Stephen Taber! That's an unforgettable experience that will remain with you! I found a great article about that lovely vessel (you've probably already seen it, this is for others reading this thread): http://www.stephentaber.com/history.html
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silvereyed
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Jul 23 2014, 4:13pm
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One of my ancestors and his brother were two of the pioneering whalers in New Zealand, so these pictures were extra special to see. Thanks for sharing!
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dernwyn
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Jul 24 2014, 1:56am
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And being most impressed with your meals - that is indeed extraordinary cooking, all on/in a wood stove on a moving vessel! Glad they let you "play pirate"!
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Meneldor
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Jul 24 2014, 4:56am
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"Smug-faced Selfie Taken After Rowing a 19th Century Whaleboat"
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They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.
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Riven Delve
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Jul 24 2014, 8:00pm
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Thanks for posting the pics, dernwyn. I love the last one, with the sailors going up the ratlines...gives a bit of awe-inspiring size perspective. Oh, and the whales were nice too.
“Tollers,” Lewis said to Tolkien, “there is too little of what we really like in stories. I am afraid we shall have to try and write some ourselves.”
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