Friday, September 22, 2023

Bloomington Trip September

 

There is this life size chess board on the floor. Great break area. 

We stopped at Patti's 1880's Settlement on the way home in Grand River, KY. Many had told me about this place. We had a salad for dinner as it was quite the spendy place. They did have this cool flower pot bread and strawberry butter. Each room is decorated with a different theme. We were sat in the Peacock room. It was so colorful.






Saturday, September 9, 2023

Monday, September 4, 2023

Pinta Ship at Joe Wheeler SP

 So in history books you learn "On the evening of 3 August 1492, Columbus departed from Palos de la Frontera with three ships. The largest was a carrack, the Santa María, owned and captained by Juan de la Cosa, and under Columbus's direct command.[102] The other two were smaller caravels, the Pinta and the Niña,[103] piloted by the Pinzón brothers.[102] Columbus first sailed to the Canary Islands. There he restocked provisions and made repairs then departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on 6 September,[104] for what turned out to be a five-week voyage across the ocean". 

 This is a replica of the Pinta ship which sailed on the oceans. They take this ship and tour it around the east coast. It has the information on the history of the Pinta. Jim and April joined us. It was a fun afternoon.