Nauticus Museum

We spent a very pleasant Saturday afternoon at the Nauticus museum in Norfolk. Here are a few pictures:

If you didn't know this already, there are mermaids all over Norfolk. They're all decorated differently with themes and colors unique to their location. There's one in MacArthur Center that looks like a giant chocolate mermaid complete with a partially opened silver wrapper (and a bite taken out of her tail). The one in the photo resides in front of the Nauticus Museum.

There were more mermaids inside the museum.

Some more funny looking than others.... (according to Emma, the kids are 'glubbing' in this picture).

This is the USS Wisconsin. The kids thought it was pretty cool that this cannon shell is taller than both of them.

We spoke to a very nice man on the ship who was retired navy. He taught us a lot of neat things like how, when it was in the South Pacific, it got so hot and they were there so long, they raised the poles on the sides of the ship (where the life-lines keep you from going overboard) and attached tarps across to keep the sun off the deck. He also said they lost quite a few sailors over the years who just 'fell off the boat.' Yikes.

What a great day!