Exy Johnson and Irving Johnson and ??? - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 9 - September 3, 2017

"Oh no!" said Clara.  "I forgot which ships we visited now!  The Exy Johnson and Irving Johnson are very similar to each other, and the Spirit of Dana Point was supposed to be nearby too......well, they were all incredible, anyway."


"We just made ourselves at home," said Liam.

"As far as I could tell, there was no actual zombie apocalypse going on," said Liam. "I think the chart was simply precautionary."

"What's down there?" asked Clara.

San Salvador - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 8 - September 3, 2017

"We were excited to see the San Salvador!" said Liam. "A human asked to take our photo here, too, if I recall."


"Can you imagine sailing from Europe to the West Coast of America on this?" asked Clara. "This is a replica of the first European vessel to reach America's west coast...in 1542!"


"It is actually a great size for us," said Clara, "but we are small..."

"Land ho!" said Liam.




"How did they manage to keep chickens, do you think...?" asked Clara.


"There would be room for us here," said Clara.

"I'll help navigate!"

Bill of Rights - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 7 - September 3, 2017

"The Bill of Rights matches our outfits," said Clara.

"Ready, aim..." said Clara.

"Do not worry," said Liam. "It's not loaded."

"If we work together, I think we can steer her!"

"A friendly woman came out and was hoping she didn't ruin our photograph," said Liam. "But digital cameras are able to take almost unlimited photos so it was not a problem!"

"Anchors aweigh!"

"What a beautiful city!"

Spirit of Dana Point - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 6 - September 3, 2017

"But then this must be the Spirit of Dana Point...?" asked Clara. "I think they moved it to a different place than where it was on the map."


"So I'm not sure if it was here or earlier, but at some point, a kayaker looked up at us and asked, 'Is that Duffy?' She was the only person who recognized me! I felt so special."




"Spirit of Dana Point!"

America - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 5 - September 3, 2017

"This is another visiting ship, America," said Liam. "I hope the human was witty enough to take photos of us on board her next..."







"America!" said Liam. "That's where I'm from!"

Cloudia - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 4 - September 3, 2017

"The Cloudia was visiting," said Clara. "She is a truly beautiful ship."

HMS Surprise - San Diego Festival of Sail - Part 3 - September 3, 2017

You can see the HMS Surprise here. It was the ship from the film Master and Commander and if I recall correctly, it also played a minor role in one of the Pirates of the Caribbean films.


"Liam and Clara, reporting for duty, captain!"


"Haul that line!"


"Um...maybe we should not sail in that direction..."


"The mast is so tall!"


"I love the bay!" said Liam.


"Goodbye, HMS Surprise!"