Full scale copies of Columbus' s Nina and Pinta ships are in our town for a visit. They sailed in just before Thanksgiving and we took the Grandkids to experience them. The Nina is 65 feet long and 18 feet wide and the Pinta is 85 feet X 24 feet. These boats are exact replicas of the original boats. They have not built the Santa Maria because it is too large to navigate America's rivers. The real one also sunk on Christmas Eve in 1492 while Chris was vacationing in Hispaniola.
Here is the deal these ships are smaller than most tract houses. The Nina had a crew of 24 and the Pinta had a crew of 32! Talk about tight quarters! Add to that the fact that they sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. The Nina was the one that carried old Chris Columbus on the round trip.
"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue
and thru up all over the boat!" (my version)
Imagine going through a storm on this thing.
The kids loved it and so did I.
But here's the real story: After seeing the ships we left the marina only to be stopped by a train setting across the road. It took over 30 minutes for the train to move from our path. It seemed like forever! Impatience is NOT useful aboard the Nina when it took months to cross the ocean on this little craft. When I thought of that, I felt foolish!
No comments:
Post a Comment