NEW CAMERA, NEW DAY

I have a new camera, the simplest description is that of the million dollar man, stronger, faster, more powerful. The Tall Ships are still here. I looked at the ones I did not see yesterday. It seems that the “Bounty” is now the belle of the ball. It was only a few years ago, she was considered a second tier tall ship, perhaps because she had been built as a prop for Mutiny on the Bounty the 1962 film. Ted Turner ended up owning her after he bought the MGM archive. He gave her away and she changed hands a few times again. She appeared in Master and Commander the far side of the World, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Of course I could not leave out a photo of “Cangarda”

TALL SHIPS IN NEWPORT

If you live on the east coast you know there is a heat wave. It may have had an impact on the crowds, but there were still plenty of people. When I made my walk about the vendors were begging for customers. The heat would eventually force people to buy water or del’s lemonade.

Satellite parking with shuttles have been set up surrounding Newport. This morning parking was still available in town.

The elegant “Cangarda” now belonging to Bob McNeil reviewed the fleet. Frankly, she should have been part of the fleet.