July 11 still
Cohb was the last port of call for the Titanic. It is scarey to write the name of that ship while on a ship. 132 passengers boarded her by getting on tenders (smaller boats that take you from a small dock to where the larger ship is docked. We use tenders when the ships we are on cannot dock at a small port. Sometimes those rides are very exciting.).
This is what is left of that tender wharf.
They were transported to the deep water port about over here
Probably not right here, since the lighthouse warns about rocks, but somewhere near here.
Just wanted to point out that we are leaving Cohb, our last port of call, and going to the North Atlantic, and right now, Wednesday, the 13th, we are traveling in a heavy fog. The horn keeps going off, but I don’t think icebergs have ears. Did I mention that when we crossed the Norther Atlantic going east, that we had to change course during the night because of an iceberg siting? Well we did. The captain said so. Don’t know if he saw it or saw it on radar. So wish us luck.
As you know, Ireland had a terrible potato blight that caused a great famine. Because of that the practice of sending criminals, mostly of petty crimes like stealing food, to Austrailia started. Also, many Irish were lucky enough to be able to emigrate to America. During this time many countries sent help and food.
As we sailed off, we got a view of the beautiful Irish countryside.
Here are some views looking back and a beautiful sky.
Having a terrible time getting this to post. Wish me luck.
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