Saturday, June 28, 2014

The War of 1812

 In Maryland, much of the War of 1812 was fought on the water. As part of the ongoing festivities commemorating the war-time history, Solomons hosted several tall ships. We saw two of them: Dove and Kalmar Nykel. Both very cool.
Dove docked by the Drum Point Lighthouse at Calvert Marine Museum
Dove sailor

Watch dog: only his outboard eye is open
Man-powered capstan