WWTBAM Bored

Yeah its not a word but it's what I did yesterday. The yacht America (built in 1995) was in Wilmington on tour promoting the upcoming America's Cup race in Bermuda. This is a reproduction of the original America built in 1851 for the Great Exposition of London.

We had perfect weather for the short cruise and we we lucky to get tickets from a cancellation. The skipper gave a little lecture about his ship and the history of the original. Because it was Wilmington we got a little more about America's days as a Blockade Runner for the CSA and blockade duty after it was captured by The Union Navy. At one time the original was owned by Politician and General Benjamin Butler (of New Orleans fame) who restored it after years of neglect. The original America was damaged beyond repair while stored during WWII.

I would recommend the cruise if you get a chance. I suppose it will eventually get back to its home port of San Deigo and whale watching tours.

Last Saturday our trivia team was in action. One of the categories that night was "Quarter Backs". Each of the questions dealt with one of the state quarters - the question indicated what was on the quarter and we had to name the state. One of the questions asked what state quarter had a lighthouse and a schooner on it. Well, I couldn't think of anything (fortunately my teammates came through) because I read "schooner" and thought "prairie schooner" (covered wagon) - me being from Oklahoma and all. I couldn't figure out why a state quarter would have a lighthouse and a covered wagon.