Sail Potomac 250
I went to Old Town Alexandria recently to see the Tall Ships that were docked there for the Sail 250 celebration. A friend went to Norfolk, which was where the homeport was. There were about 60 ships there. It was one of the few places that could hold that many ships. I saw 4 ships, we got onto 2 because it was very hot that day and we didn't have the energy to wait on line again. The 1st ship we were on was the Kalmar Nyckel, it was a Dutch ship from the 17th century. There is a picture of a double sail sailboat, if you look behind it you can just make out the Capitol building in DC. When I first arrived in Old Town the group met at the Visitor's Center. President Washington was there. I took a pic with him.
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Nice photos An awesome ship too
Hah! Love the ships & you posing w/that gentlman!! Is it a statue or is it real? It really looks like a real person!
hi Linda, awesome pictures :) it's so nice to see you enjoying a great day, in Old Town Alexandria, to celebrate the Sail 250 celebration :) a beautiful day to enjoy seeing the historic ships, sights, by the seaside :) The ships are incredible, historic, and it's amazing to think how they all traveled many miles throughout the oceans over the years :) it's very neat to see the ships, and all of the scenes in the background too :) Thank you for sharing with us :)
We love ships, i have some collectible stamps,. that feature ships, i'm gonna take a close look at the stamps, there may be some, that you saw in person during your adventure :)
Wishing you a great summer of travels, and adventures :)
What an amazing experience that must be. I have only seen a tall ship once in my life and that was at a local port.
Very nice that you went & saw these ships & got a picture with someone posing to be George Washington. Cool the some of the ships were from the 1700's. It's pretty there.