Touring the Hermione was so much fun and, lucky me, a friend shared her extra ticket with so I went twice!
The ship is amazing. I’m in awe of the hand craftsmanship and the 18 years it took to build it. While standing on the deck, I imagined what it must have been like being in the middle of the Atlantic ~ how exciting!
The Historic Hermione and airplane in flight overhead
French Flag and Colonial Flag.
There are 15 miles of rope and the height of the ship is 56.5 meters (185ft)
No idea what this is or why there’s a measurement on it but thought it looked cool
The original Hermione was a fighting ship and there are 34 canons
There was a nice breeze on board
Lots of happy smiles
My favorite part of the tour was speaking with the volunteers and crew members about their maiden voyage on such a historic ship. Wish I could actually speak French because I’m sure a lot was lost in translation but thankfully the volunteers spoke enough English to tell their stories.
Cute Frenchmen
Another cute Frenchmen…
Pirate looking volunteer
Frenchwoman as part of the crew
Other than the volunteers and crew members, local reenactors joined the ship while it was in port:
Love the Hermione Hat
Colonial women greeting the ship
On the Lookout for trouble
Another fun aspect of touring the Hermione is I got a chance to meet a fellow blogger, Robin and his wife. His photos of the Hermione are fabulous ~ check them out at Photographybykent.
The Hermione has been making her way up the Eastern Seaboard and has stopped in Annapolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia and is currently in New York City until July 4, 2015. Click here for a fantastic NY Times article about their arrival in NYC and more historical facts about Lafayette.
Next three stops are: Greenport, NY, Newport, RI and Boston. If you get a chance, I highly recommend touring the ship (or at least seeing it up close). You won’t be disappointed. See full itinerary here.
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