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DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY DAY DATE MEALS 1 OCT 19 WED NEW YORK CITY SHERATON CITY SQUIRE - BRUNCH Depa r t S e a t t l e t h i s morn ing v i a U n i t e d A i r l i n e s . A r r i v e New Y o r k and t r a n s ­f e r t o ou r h o t e l , l o c a t e d a t R o c k e f e l l e r C e n t e r . E v e n i n g a t l e i s u r e ; d i n n e r o n you r own, sample the c u i s i n e o f you r c h o i c e .

2 OCT 20 THU NEW YORK CITY SHERATON CITY SQUIRE Awaken t h i s morn ing to the s i g h t s and sounds of New Yo rk C i t y - mammoth, b u s t l i n g , and v i b r a n t . A day a t l e i s u r e f o r b r o w s i n g a l o n g F i f t h A v e . , museum v i s i t s , s t r o l l i n g t h r o u g h G r e e n w i c h V i l l a g e , w a l k i n g a l o n g the f a s h ­i o n a b l e upper e a s t s i d e b r o w n s t o n e s , t r e a t y o u r s e l f t o a f t e r n o o n t e a i n t h e Pa lm C o u r t a t the P l a z a , e x p e r i e n c e a N . Y . d e l i ( t r y the C a r n e g i e D e l i ) , d i n e a t A s t i s (Greenw ich V i l l a g e ) where t h e y have o p e r a s i n g i n g w a i t e r s , s t r o l l t h r o u g h C e n t r a l P a r k , t a k e the C i r c l e I s l a n d boa t t o u r , e n j o y a Broadway s h o w . . . the o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r a d v e n t u r e a r e e n d l e s s !

3 OCT 21 FRI MYSTIC, CT MOTOR INN - DINNER A f t e r b r e a k f a s t we b o a r d our p r i v a t e motor c o a c h . B e f o r e d e p a r t i n g New Y o r k we v i s i t the SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, an 1 1 - b l o c k r e s t o r a t i o n of s e a p o r t a r e a i n Lower Manha t tan w i t h h i s t o r i c s h i p , g a l l e r i e s and s h o p s . V i s i t a n 1885 s c h o o n e r .

Leave New Yo rk f o r E s s e x , C o n n e c t i c u t , s t o p f o r l u n c h en r o u t e , where we w i l l v i s i t t he CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION MARINE MUSEUM - E x h i b i t s i n c l u d i n g p a i n t i n g s , m o d e l s , s h i p - b o a r d t o o l s , n a v i g a t i o n a l i n s t r u m e n t s . L o c a t i o n was the house o f C a p t a i n R i c h a r d Hayden i n 1813 .

Our n e x t v i s i t is to New London and "THE TALE OF THE WHALE MUSEUM" where w e w i l l see d i s p l a y s o n w h a l e s , a r t s , c r a f t s , n a v i g a t i o n and w h a l e b o a t c r e w s . A n a u t h e n t i c wha leboa t i s p a r t o f the e x h i b i t i o n .

On to M y s t i c S e a p o r t and the Mo to r Inn f o r d i n n e r and o v e r n i g h t .

4 OCT 22 SAT MYSTIC, CT JOSEPH CONRAD F u l l day v i s i t o f MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM, a 1 7 - a c r e m a r i t i m e museum complex wh i ch i n c l u d e s a 19 th c e n t u r y w h a l i n g v i l l a g e w i t h a u t h e n t i c a l l y p r e s e r v e d b u i l d i n g s ; a w o r k i n g s h i p y a r d ; p r e s e r v e d s h i p s i n c l u d i n g CHARLES W. MORGAN - JOSEPH CONRAD - L . A . DUNTON and the s teamboat SABINO. Dependent on wea the r c o n d i t i o n s , t he p o s s i b i l i t y o f a s h o r t h a l f - h o u r c r u i s e o n the SABINO a l o n g the M y s t i c R i v e r . O v e r n i g h t aboa rd the J o s e p h C o n r a d .

5 OCT 23 SUN NEW BEDFORD, MA WHALER MOTOR INN Today we c o n t i n u e to Newpo r t , Rhode I s l a n d , the home o f t he A m e r i c a ' s C u p , and v i s i t the h a r b o r and the S l o o p - o f - W a r PROVIDENCE a t F o r t Adams. T h i s 1 2 - g u n s h i p , 6 5 - f o o t l e n g t h , i s a r e p r o d u c t i o n o f t he f i r s t a u t h o r i z e d s h i p o f t he C o n t i n e n t a l Navy and the f i r s t command o f J o h n P a u l J o n e s . On March 4 , 1776 , the U . S . M a r i n e Corps made i t ' s f i r s t amph ib i ous l a n d i n g a t New P r o v i d e n c e I s l a n d , i n the Bahamas, f rom the " P R O V I D E N C E . "

We t h e n c o n t i n u e to B r i s t o l , Rhode I s l a n d , and v i s i t the HERRESHOFF MARINE MUSEUM where t h e r e i s l o c a t e d a d i s p l a y o f y a c h t e n g i n e s , f i t t i n g s , p h o t o g r a p h s and m e m o r a b i l i a o f t he un ique a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s o f the H e r r e s h o f f M a n u f a c t u r i n g Company d u r i n g the " G o l d e n Age o f Y a c h t i n g . " Here w e c o n s t r u c t e d w o r l d - f a m o u s power and s a i l c r a f t , i n c l u d i n g d e f e n d e r s o f t he A m e r i c a ' s Cup .

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View the H e r r e s h o f f Monument a d j o i n i n g the house and o p p o s i t e t he o r i g i n a l s i t e o f t he company. I t commemorates the fame o f t he H e r r e s h o f f B r o t h e r s , d e s i g n e r s and b u i l d e r s o f A m e r i c a ' s Cup d e f e n d e r y a c h t s and the U . S . N a v y ' s p r o t o t y p e t o r p e d o b o a t s .

Our n e x t v i s i t is to the NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM - w h a l i n g h i s t o r y and a r t , f a s h i o n and w e a l t h o f a 19 th c e n t u r y w h a l i n g town . The museum houses the w o r l d ' s l a r g e s t s h i p m o d e l , the LAGODA, b u i l t t o h a l f the s c a l e o f t he o r i g i n a l 19 th c e n t u r y w h a l i n g v e s s e l . P r o c e e d t o our h o t e l f o r o v e r n i g h t .

6 OCT 24 MON BOSTON, MA PARKER HOUSE - DINNER

F o l l o w i n g b r e a k f a s t w e c o n t i n u e t o P l ymou th and i t s famous R o c k , v i s i t t he MAYFLOWER I I , a f u l l s c a l e r e p r o d u c t i o n o f the t ype o f s h i p wh ich c a r r i e d Pi lgr ims to t he New W o r l d . Costumed g u i d e s show how p a s s e n g e r s and crew l i v e d o n b o a r d .

We w i l l s t o p f o r l u n c h en r o u t e to B o s t o n and a v i s i t to t he TEA PARTY SHIP AND MUSEUM - the b r i g a n t i n e BEAVER II is a r e p l i c a of t he 1773 t e a p a r t y s h i p and i s now an i n t e r e s t i n g museum.

The U . S . S . CONSTITUTION MUSEUM i s our n e x t v i s i t . L o c a t e d i n the B o s t o n N a v a l S h i p y a r d Museum, an 1832 g r a n i t e b u i l d i n g d e s i g n e d by A l e x a n d e r P a r i s s . The s h i p t o u r i n c l u d e s a 15 -m inu te s l i d e show d e p i c t i n g the h i s t o r y o f the U . S . S . C o n s t i t u t i o n . H i s t o r i c a l e x h i b i t s , " hands o n " kno t t y i n g , hammocks i n b e r t h i n g d e c k , f i g h t i n g t o p , p a i n t i n g s , a r t w o r k and s h i p s l o g s .

T o n i g h t we w i l l e n j o y d i n n e r a t DURGIN PARK

7 OCT 25 TUE PORTSMOUTH, NH MEADOWBROOK INN - DINNER

A f t e r b r e a k f a s t w e d e p a r t f o r K i t t e r y , M a i n e , where w e w i l l v i s i t t he HISTORICAL AND NAVAL MUSEUM. En r o u t e to B a t h , M a i n e , where we w i l l v i s i t the MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM. Fou r h i s t o r i c s i t e s : S e w a l l H o u s e , W i n t e r S t r e e t C e n t e r , 1844 C h u r c h , and A p p r e n t i c e Shop. P e r c y and S m a l l i s t he l a s t s u r v i v i n g s h i p y a r d i n the U . S . t o have b u i l t l a r g e wooden s a i l i n g v e s s e l s ; nea rby a p p r e n t i c e s r e c o n s t r u c t s m a l l wooden b o a t s i n the S m a l l C r a f t C e n t e r . The 1884 steam t u g " S E G U I N " i s under r e s t o r a t i o n . V i s i t the BATH MARINE MUSEUM and F o r t Edgecombe, an 1808 b l o c k h o u s e b u i l t to p r o ­t e c t W i s c a s s e t t , t h e n the most i m p o r t a n t s h i p p i n g c e n t e r n o r t h o f B o s t o n . We t h e n c o n t i n u e to C a s t i n e , t he l o c a t i o n o f t he Maine M a r i t i m e Academy T r a i n i n g S h i p , "STATE OF M A I N E . "

We v i s i t the A L L I E RYAN MARITIME COLLECTION. Mementos of 19 th c e n t u r y A t l a n t i c M a r i t i m e H e r i t a g e i n s a i l and s t e a m , f e a t u r i n g the P e n o b s c o t Bay Steamboat e r a .

We w i l l r e t u r n a l o n g the c o a s t t o P o r t s m o u t h , New H a m p s h i r e , f o r o v e r n i g h t and our f a r e w e l l s e a f o o d d i n n e r .

8 OCT 26 WED BOSTON - SEATTLE BREAKFAST/DINNER

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