Bob Osborne arranged
the tour to our destination - the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Some of the members had never been to see
this gem of a museum, though others had visited when they were kids or with
their children or grandchildren in the past.
The group of us coming from the western and southern parts of Rhody
started off at about 7:30 AM and reached the Jamestown Bridge at about
8:15. There was some fog around at that
time, and it was a nice thing to see it lift and the sunny skies take over as
we went over the Hope Bridge on our way to the meet and greet at 10:30 AM at
Exit 4 off interstate 195. A total of
seventeen joined up there and we headed over the Braga Bridge and onto 195
going to New Bedford. The Rousseaus were at the tail end of the convoy with a
“slow moving” symbolic sign on their car as we traveled about 40 MPH on the
highway. We had special parking arranged
by Moe in a lot across the street from the Museum. Once inside, we went on our own to visit the
galleries for about one and a half hours.
Moe & Jan led us through the streets and around New
Bedford to a quaint off the beaten path restaurant called “ME & ED’s”. The
food was good, our waitress was phenomenal, and once fed, we ambled our way
back onto the highways and byways to return home. The sunshine stayed with us and the mild
temperatures assured us that spring had sprung!
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| The girls at meet and greet |
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| Arriving at the museum |
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| Sean and John Troubleshooting |
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| Dom and Sue |
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| The huge whale |
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| The largest model ship ever |
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| Sean taking the tour of the model |
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| Dennis looking it over |
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| Little known uses of whale oil |
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| Discussing the sights |
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| Taking a short break |
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| Al and Bob watching the girls in the gift shop |
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| Jan enjoying an exhibit |
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| Me & Ed's Restaurant |
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| A good meal ends the tour |
