Big Weekend Part II

sunday, the adventure continued with a trip to the Inner Harbor to see the Volvo Ocean Race boats. We lucked out and got to go on board the Pride of Baltimore II, a replica of an 1812 Chesapeake Bay clipper ship.

Guest Blogger Jayjoe's Dad:

Jacob was mighty impressed with the Pride II! He was taken with the many lines running the length and height of the ship. As we walked from stern to bow, Jacob grabbed everything in his reach. He learned new words like 'anchor' and 'halyard' and 'sail' and 'mast'. We talked to one of the crew members about the new mast, built for the Pride II this past year in France after the ship lost its original one while in Europe. Jay took a turn at steering at the ship's helm - it's like he has salt in his veins. It's fun to watch him discover life's wonders and to see him so curious about everything. It just goes to show that there is plenty to do in Baltimore, hon, the number one tourist destination in the world for 2006, as per Fodors (Or some magazine like that - I can't remember anymore). It's also America's fittest city (per Men's Health, I think.)