They opened up the ships for tours this weekend, and we had a ball touring the USS Denver. There were a few ships open to see. It was neat to be able to go on one of them because we see them on the base every day. There were mostly Japanese people on the tours with us and they LOVED the ships. They were taking tons of pictures and couldn't get enough of the souvenir booths that the crews had set up. The crews on each ship were really friendly and seemed to be proud while showing off their ship.
The Bonhomme Richard is a huge carrier and was the most popular. Nathan's already been on that one, so he wanted to go on the Denver, which is the 2nd oldest ship in the Navy. It's much smaller, but was still really cool to see. The Denver's main purpose is picking up and transporting Marines and their equipment. They showed us where they store all the Marines tanks and weapons and we also got a private tour of the Marines bunks! The guide was telling us how the ship's Navy crew capacity is about 250, but they can hold about 400 Marines on board. Nathan and I were joking that they must pack them in like sardines and I told her my brother was a Marine. She took us to their bunks and they were so squeezy even the boys had trouble getting in them! Here they are testing them out, the bunks were 4 high. Hi Uncle Clifford!
Here's Leo testing out the Captain's chair.
Is being able to see out the window a requirement for the job?
The Bonhomme Richard is a huge carrier and was the most popular. Nathan's already been on that one, so he wanted to go on the Denver, which is the 2nd oldest ship in the Navy. It's much smaller, but was still really cool to see. The Denver's main purpose is picking up and transporting Marines and their equipment. They showed us where they store all the Marines tanks and weapons and we also got a private tour of the Marines bunks! The guide was telling us how the ship's Navy crew capacity is about 250, but they can hold about 400 Marines on board. Nathan and I were joking that they must pack them in like sardines and I told her my brother was a Marine. She took us to their bunks and they were so squeezy even the boys had trouble getting in them! Here they are testing them out, the bunks were 4 high. Hi Uncle Clifford!
Here's Leo testing out the Captain's chair.
Is being able to see out the window a requirement for the job?
Wilson works on his sailor skills.
Thanks for the tour, USS Denver! It was lots of fun.
What a great outing! Lisa, its fun to see you on the blog. Great family picture!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara! I've been hiding out from pics since I got here and tried to get my hair dyed to it's natural color - which is NOT dark brown. I'm sure it looked very light to the nice Japanese lady who did it :( Fixing it is a work in progress!
ReplyDeleteI thought I saw a much darker tone in the picture. Too bad it didn't come out correctly. Hopefully it is finding the right shade as we speak/type.
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