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The George Washington Bridge |
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U. S. Coast Guard patrol boat |
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New York harbor was heavily guarded. |
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US and British navy ships docked next ours |
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The one on the left is British, the right one is U.S. |
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The Concord |
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The final resting place of one of the only super-sonic passenger jets in the world. |
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NYC Skyline |
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There still is an obvious gap where the Twin Towers once stood. |
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NYC skyline as we depart the harbor |
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NYC Fire Department fire boat |
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These guys gave us a show as we passed. |
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Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean |
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Our first view of Bermuda |
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Our first stop was the island of
Bermuda.
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Fort St. Catherine |
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We passed this fort as we headed for the docks in Bermuda. It is one of the first defenses set up by settlers. |
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Fort St. Catherine |
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Another passing view of the fort. Later we got to go see it. |
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The Norwegian Dawn |
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Our ship at dock in Bermuda |
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Shark Jaws |
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The next few pictures are from a marine exploration museum. |
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Pieces of Eight |
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A coin common in pirate lore. |
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A very unusual marine animal |
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Another unusual shell |
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The placard says that this animal was the inspiration for the very famous building pictured in Sydney, Austrailia |
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Gold Doubloons |
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Another coin in found in pirate stories. |
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Gold |
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Wouldn't you like to find a box of these lying around? |
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Sarah with the fort in background |
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We went to see Fort St. Catherine. It turned out to be a pretty hefty hike from where the bus dropped us. |
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Sarah looking over the walls for attacking pirates |
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Our next stop was Nassau, Bahamas.
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Blackbeard attacks |
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The next few pictures are from the pirate museum in Nassau. Unfortunatly, most of my pictures weren't good. |
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Swords from the age of pirates |
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Th middle is a simple cutlass. The ones on the sides are Spanish swords |
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Pistols |
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The paper explains. |
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Towel animal |
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This was left on our beds by the room stewards on the ship. |
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