A Visit To Maritime College

Last week, on our way home from Dave's grandmother's funeral, we stopped by Maritime College to visit my brother. 

And it just so happened that my Dad was there visiting him too. Dad had been visiting my grandfather down in New Jersey and figured (just like we did) that he might as well stop by and visit Grant on his way home. 

The girls were so excited to see both their grandfather and their uncle. 

The huge smile on my brother's face says it all!

Grace taking in the view. 

She couldn't believe that "Uncle Grant goes to school under a bridge!"

Grant took us over to Fort Schuyler. 

This is where all his classes are and where the Maritime Museum is too. 

The girls were so into seeing all the items in the museum and hearing everything that Uncle Grant had to say! They love the show Mighty Ships and to get to see models of ships like the ones they've seen on the show just really brought it all home for them. 

Grace just loved that her middle name is the name of a very famous ship. 

The first part of my childhood was spent living on the beach in Connecticut. 

With Long Island Sound as our backyard we often saw the QE2 cruising by!

Here Uncle Grant explains that this board shows who's on board ship at any given time. 

Heading over to the Empire State VI which is the training ship for the Maritime College Students. This is the ship my brother will be aboard the entire summer. The girls loved getting up close to this ship. Grant said that had he known sooner that we were coming he could have been able to get us clearance to go on board. Something to look forward for next time! 

Stopping at Maritime College was the perfect ending to our journey to (and from) New York. Thanks, Grant, for showing us around! We had a fabulous time and cannot wait to visit again!