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October 5, 1999
Page Two
One last view of Mystic Seaport, the Charles P. Morgan's rig behind the bowsprit of
the foreground ship. In their day these wooden ships were truly sailed by iron men.
We are now Philadelphia tourists. Ellen's in front of the Liberty Bell. It was fun being a tourist and not pushing the boat down
Fishers Island Sound as we had planned. While standing in line to see the "bell", we got into conversation
with some other tourists from Minnesota and California. We tried to tell them what we were doing.
Beyond some superficial fascination, they couldn't quite understand our living aboard a boat
and cruising to South Carolina ... at our ages.
That's me with my new "New England" haircut. Yes, I've also lost weight on this trip. I truly enjoyed
seeing the "Liberty Bell" and "Independence Hall". I enjoyed seeing the chairs, desks and rooms at the
site of our constitution's beginning. It is a great document ... when honored by the politicians.