Non-Fiction Friday-Something a little different this week!

This week I figured instead of doing more recommendations or a review, I'd post some photos for you guys that I thought you might find interesting. These are pictures of two replica ships. The bigger ship is called El Galeón Andalucia and is a replica of a 17th-century Spanish galleon. The smaller black one is a replica of the Victoria, the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the globe in the 1500's. This type of ship was called a carrack, in case you're interested. I was fortunate enough to see them when they were docked in St. Augustine, Florida; it was an awesome experience! I hope you guys enjoy the pictures!



El Galeón is 170ft long and 125ft tall; standing next to her made me feel like a midget! She weighs over 495 tons.



















  

 Pictures of the Captain's Cabin










The Victoria is a little smaller; she's only 89ft long and weighs in at about 85 tons. Those sailors that traveled around the world had guts; I wouldn't want to be on that ship in rough weather!




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