#126 Salisbury Beach, Tall Ships and Pirates

Gidget slept through her first night home from surgery. I think she had enough anesthesia still in her to help her sleep. But, by Friday morning she was definitely uncomfortable.

We spent all day Friday inside the RV. It didn’t just rain, it poured all morning. We tried to make Gidget comfortable, but she does not like to go out in the rain, she didn’t eat or do her business for over 24 hours. We finally called the Vet, and they had some different pain meds for us. So picked them up and after she had that she was more comfortable. The rain finally slowed down and Gidget was able to go outside.

Knowing Gidget was doing better, we decided to go out to dinner with Don and Alice at a place where we could get good cooked lobster. Not only did we get lobster, we had some really good steamed clams. Then Alice took us to a place that had wonderful ice cream. They have been coming to this park for 16 years and know all the good places to eat!

Saturday was a gorgeous day. The sun was out, there were just a few floating clouds and a slight breeze. We walked over to where the Tall ships were docked. Above is the sign telling the names of the ships and the length of the ships.

If you look closely at the picture above, there are three ships. The little ship is right in front.

The “pirates” did a great job of showing off the costumes and the customs of the days. Do you like the guy that was put into stocks?

The Kalmar Nykal is a beautiful ship. All the carving is amazing. Everywhere you look there are carvings of something or on anything that is wood.

This is the Captains office and stateroom on the Kalmar Nykal.

As we left the ship the sleeping dog watched us go with his outside eye open and the inside eye closed!

We are on the Peacemaker now. This ship is owned by the 12 tribes and is a goodwill ship that sails around visiting different ports and spreading its story. All the crew are from different areas. We saw this ship in Norfolk, VA, again in Boston and now in Salisbury Beach, MA. Do you think it is following us?

The stained glass mosaic window is on the inside of the ship, leading into the dining area. There are three that I counted. They are beautiful. I hope you can see the parrot in this one. Originally this ship was built in Brazil.

This is the dining area on the Peacemaker. It is beautiful and can seat a good many people. The ship is crewed by at least 18, and sometimes more.

Frank is in the galley of the Must Roo. This ship was built by a Doctor, a Plastic Surgeon, in his back yard. It took him 16 year to build it. I felt like I was in a RV on water! It even has a washer/dryer combo like the one we have in the RV.

Because this ship usually sails in the northeast, and was built in Maine, it has this little tiny wood chip heater.

It is so nice to have a beautiful day, we really enjoyed being outside and walking. In the afternoon we drove into Seabrook, NH to get a few groceries. I couldn’t resist taking the picture below.

Sunday we had a slight shower of rain in the morning, but by the time we got up and around we had sunshine and warm weather. We spent a couple of hours out on the beach reading our books, enjoying a lobster roll sandwich from one of the vendors by the ships. We walked into the Atlantic Ocean, up to our ankles. The water was cold, but the kids were having a wonderful time playing in the water no matter what the temperature. I think they are tired of the rainy weather, too.

Tomorrow we have to leave the park. We are headed north into Maine. I don’t think we are going to leave the rain behind. Thunder storms are battering NY and headed north.