More Photos! (And more to come)

(Remember, click the image for a larger version; more will show up over the next week, but i'm a slow uploader)

Driving across the Ravenel Bridge, the largest cable stay type bridge in the world, is a unique experience


After you cross the Cooper River from the peninsula that leads to Charleston, SC you enter Mount Pleasant and immediately turn to enter Patriots Point, which is more than "just" a WWII aircraft carrier


The arm of Charleston Harbor that reached past the berth of the USS Yorktown was a steady parade of massive cargo container ships, cruise ships (a Norwegian Lines vessel was in while we were there), and a flotilla of small sailboats from the College of Charleston


So, the guys bunkroom is, as we've seen, quite snug . . .


. . .while the Ladies' Accomodations are clearly in what were the officers' quarters


Trust me, the guys who have slept on board are fascinated by these photos; we would have taken photos in their restroom area, but there wasn't room for the camera so we couldn't do it


These showers & sinks may not look too unusual to you, but from the point of view of the guys, it's hard to believe that's on the same ship; if you wanted to change your mind while washing your hands, it was necessary to step out onto the catwalk to do so, then re-enter the bunk and slide sideways back to the "head," the Navy term for a restroom.


Moms, do these shots make you want to go and stay on board in 2010?
Nah, didn't think so; but hey, you go for the amazing experience, not the comfy beds


(Out at Fort Sumter) "Um, guys . . . guys, the rope . . . guys?"


The Park Ranger helps us all out!


Back on board "The Fighting Lady," Wolf and Webelos Carlson brothers inspect the flight deck, and find all in order; behind them is "the island" where the ship's bridge and command center is located