Historical Replica of Columbus’s Ships
Yesterday we had the rare opportunity to tour some historical replicas of the ships Columbus found the new world in. Our first thought upon seeing these ships; handcrafted using 15th century techniques in Brazil was, “Wow they are small!”. I meen really, really small.
Go to thenina.com and check out all of the cool educational info there. We are studying Columbus this term so it will be fun to have such a memorable reference to draw on while we read through his life. I thought it was a little peculiar that you could actually charter one of these for a wedding reception or company party. Hey, I guess everyone even needs to make a buck.
It was even more fun to think of the books we have read this year like Swiss Family Robinson, Treasure Island and Seabird. These are ships similar to ones that we followed many adventures on. I would stop to point things out and say, “This is where they kept all their livestock in Swiss Family Robinson.”, and “Can you believe Ezra climbed all the way up there to scout out for icebergs?”. Each time I was met with an, “I know!” Like Mom, I have already put all of this together in my mind, you do not need to call it out for me. I stopped after the third exasperated “I KNOW”.
If you are near one of their next stops you should take a tour and if you are anything like our family you might just say, “I can’t believe how small they are!”.
What a cool field trip! Isn’t it amazing how quickly they know more than us?
Comment by Vicki Arnold — April 22, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
Very cool! Looks like lots of fun!
Comment by Kyla — April 22, 2009 @ 5:00 pm