There’s just something about pirates. Whether it’s Hollywood’s
Pirates of the Caribbean or The Goonies, pirates bring out the kid
in all of us. After all, who wouldn’t want to go on a treasure hunt for gold,
jump off of the plank, or show off all the fancy sailing lingo like yawl,
spinnaker, transom, grommet, or halyard. If you don’t know what those words
mean, don’t worry-neither do I. Ask our friends onboard the Lynx and they will
surely give you a great answer that may or may not go over your head.
On Monday, the employees of SouthEast Expeditions had the
privilege of sailing from Norfolk to the Cape Charles Harbor on the Lynx, a
122-foot Baltimore Clipper. The ride across the beautiful Chesapeake Bay gave
us the opportunity to see the Eastern Shore in a whole new light; what appeared
to be a smudge on the horizon became more and more like our home as we sailed
towards the Harbor. The Bay seemed infinite and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel rose on our right like a towering roller coaster staring down at its
anxious riders. Onboard, we learned how the original Lynx was instrumental in
defending American freedom by blockading U.S. ports and evading the British
naval fleet.
The Lynx is currently docked at the Cape Charles harbor in
preparation for the third annual Tall Ships Festival. Stop by this
Thursday-Sunday and tour the Lynx, Kalmar Nyckel, Serenity, and the Apostle.
There will also be music, food, art vendors, a pirate costume contest, parade,
and cannon and pistol demonstrations. For this weekend, it’s completely
acceptable to be a little kid again because well…pirates and big ships.
-Dallas
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