A Sailor's Life for Me

A few weekends back was the Tall Ships Challenge at Navy Pier. It was as if Pirates of the Caribbean had a meeting in Chicago - minus the pirate flags, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom or fish creatures. Okay, so it wasn't really like Pirates at all, but it was pretty sweet and they did have some very tanned sailors.

The detail on the ships was incredible, they were all historically accurate (with modern GPS and tracking of course). I have always been intrigued by the meaning and thought that goes into the names of the ships, a tiny piece of poetry.

If you don't hear from me for a while, it's because I have joined the calling of the high seas...