The bus dropped us off at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and then we were on our own to explore or shop or eat until around 2 PM. The museum was interesting as they had lots of models of all sorts of ships from the early 1700’s to modern cruise ships. We learned more about the Explosion of 1917, and more about naval history than we really wanted to know.
The board walk along the waterfront was busy with lots of shops, tour companies, and restaurants. It was nice to get out and stretch our legs in warm sunshine. We had a nice lunch at the Bicycle Thief then met the caravan for the highlight of my day - a ride on the Tall Ship Silva under full sail! Its a large 3 mast, 5 sails ship made of iron with a wood deck with seating for about 100 people. Some of the men and young boys got to help raise the sails but for safety reasons they still had the engines running the whole time. But it was so awesome!
Then, the highlight of John’s day, we had a fun brewery tour and tasting at Alexander Keith’s Brewery. They have been around for over 150 years and had some of the best beer we have tasted. According to the brewery the best way to experience their beer is with friends and music. The friends we had with us and the music was provided by the brewery. Good Irish tunes and a song from a Newfoundland group I have read about called The Great Big Sea. So much fun and laughter!
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