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November 24, 2022 11:56 AM   Subscribe

 


clavdivs, I loved this! I've been on this very boat, at least I'm pretty sure it was this boat, moored damply in Plymouth Harbor in 1984 or so? We went on Thanksgiving weekend, I must have been in fourth grade at the time, and we all marveled at how low the ceilings were and how cramped it would have been for so many passengers and all their belongings. We also went to the famous rock, where I learned a very important lesson about expectation vs reality, and the colony itself, where I learned that I would have likely been punished repeatedly for falling asleep on those hard, straight benches during hours of sermons.

What a delight to see the boat on the open sea, sails unfurled, catching the wind! And they made such good time in comparison!
posted by mochapickle at 4:08 PM on November 24, 2022 [1 favorite]


mochapickle, I've also been aboard the Mayflower II on a school trip from WNY to Cape Cod. We were all so sleep-deprived we didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked, but it's still a great memory. If I had a little more energy for digging I'm pretty sure I know what box the snapshots are in. Thanks for the trip down Ye Olde Memorie Lane, clavdivs!
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:20 PM on November 24, 2022 [2 favorites]


This is cool but having a hard time seeing this as part of the International Geophysical Year.
posted by neuron at 9:04 AM on November 25, 2022


The skipper of this venture was Australian Alan Villiers (1903-1982), who ran away to sea at the age of 15 and had numerous [ad]ventures in sail. Numerous well-written books resulted: By way of Cape Horn (1930) - Cruise of the Conrad (1937). You have to wear a sou'wester and tarpaulin jacket to read these books.
posted by BobTheScientist at 9:39 AM on November 25, 2022 [2 favorites]


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