Vacation was great!  We had a fantastic time.  I even met Travlin!  What a fun day! (I will post some shots from our day together later)  Here are some quick shots from Mystic Seaport in Mystic CT.
Looking up,  higher and higher.

South Breakwater Outer Light House #1
South Breakwater Outer Light House #2
South Breakwater Outer Light House #3

There is much to see and do in Door County during the summer.  As I was driving over a bridge in Sturgeon Bay, marveling at (and envying) the number of in yachts that were in the bay, I saw a vessel that was far larger than any of the yachts...and very clearly not a recreational boat - in fact, I was guessing it wasn't a boat at all. After seeing this monstrous thing several times as I crossed the bridge, I finally pulled off the highway and found my way to it.  I was excited to have found the road that lead me directly to the object of my curiosity (obsession :), but as I approached it I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of anxiety - the size was incredibly intimidating. By now I could see that it was a  of some sort of cargo ship, and it reminded me of pictures I'd seen of the famed Edmund Fitzgerald.  Having come from Madison where the most I ever see are medium-sized recreational boats, I was in awe of "my find".   I was able to drive right up to the ship and I felt its massiveness looming over me as I approached it in my car.  When I got out of my car and started to walk toward it, I found that I was more than just intimidated, I actually felt a bit afraid!  Of what, I don't know - I can only imagine it was because of its size.

The boat was named the Edward L. Ryerson  and, as I learned after getting home and looking it up on the internet, it has an interesting history - though not nearly as tragic as the Edmund Fitzgerald!  You can see more pictures and read all about this awesome ship at http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/ryerson.htm.  

The S.S. Selma, an oil tanker built in 1919 when the world's steel was in short supply, served about a year when she hit a jetty off the Florida coast. The owners brought the ship to Galveston, but no one in Galveston knew how to repair concrete ships.  The Selma was stripped and skuttled in the shallow water near Pelican Island.  Almost 90 years later I got a close up look see.

Take a Bow
Hull Damage
Concrete and Rebar
Port Hole
I Don't Even Know
Things Fall Apart

Areas that depend on summer tourists always look so lonely at this time of the year.
Docked tug
Ship and Cruiser
Waiting 1 Waiting 2 Waiting 3

Wall
Vapor
Rail
Restaurant

A few more shots from Sunday afternoon in Saugatuck.

The sky is always special here in Tasmania, like early in the morning, when visitors arrive, or at the end of the day...

I have been blown away with some of the awesome Macro shots by the likes of Mr. Neutron, Rockadee...  Ms. N's creepy crawley thingie...  I just had to give it a try...

Take One
Take two

And AH asked for a shot of the Figure Head from yesterdays post...
Figure Head   Here ya go and thank you for the nice comments...  

 

Just to get things moving...

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