M/V ILLUSIONS
YEAR 2000 CRUISE
The Tall Ships were also long and wide
Esmeralda, from Chile, with a flag a lot like the flag of Texas
Danmark, from Denmark, built 1933
Boats and ships in the Inner Harbor
The Tall Ships were beautiful
Amerigo Vespucci, from Italy, being pulled out from the dock
Some got there early enough to anchor and see the sights
See the large ships in the Inner Harbor
Beautiful ship, and huge
The Italian ship being towed down the channel
Trent and Rita standing next to Esmeralda
Angela and David at the wheel of Esmeralda
The Colombian ship Gloria was coming into the Inner Harbor
Seeing these sailors was a moving experience
They seemed to us to display a lot of pride in their ship and in
themselves
US Navy Warship S-4 just upstream of the Francis Scott Key bridge
This sailboat passed us as went north in Chesapeake Bay
Two bridges on the C & D Canal
Our friend, Sam, told us that is a mobile bandstand, which he has seen in
NY
The ferry at the west end of the Cape May Canal
On the famous boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ
We saw two more Tall Ships in NJ on their way to New York
Lighthouse at Barnegat Light, NJ
Looking back at the Verrazano Bridge
Note the prop trail from the starboard engine only
Angela, with New York City in the background
New York City harbor, June, 2000
M/V AnnTicipation, our friends from Houston, TX
The Statue of Liberty
Arriving there closed the Great Loop for us
M/V ILLUSIONS and the Statue of Liberty
M/V ILLUSIONS in New York City Harbor
M/V ILLUSIONS, with the World Trade Center in the background
M/V Taliesin, also from Houston, TX
Port Imperial Marina, NJ
Our group was on the last pier at the end
The TMCA group from Texas at Happy Hour
The five Texas power boats all arrived as planned, a cause for
celebration
July 4 was unbelievably hazy for OpSail 2000
The best viewing was on television
Amerigo Vespucci in the foreground
The sailing ships all needed their engines on that windless day
Some sailing vessels required tugboat assistance
Gorch Fock, from Germany, 293 feet long
We sang "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and refused to let the haze
bother us
Ann and Don, from M/V AnnTicipation
July 5 was a glorious clear day
Cruise ships came into New York daily
David in Times Square, New York City
Angela in Times Square, New York City
Times Square, New York City
The World Trade Center and other attractive buildings
Cruise ship leaving New York
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