Cacilhas Tall Ship Frigate

The Frigate Dom Fernando II e Gloria was Portugal's last tallship.  It sometimes would hold up to 500 passengers and crew for months on end, though you had to wonder how, as it wasn't much bigger than a modern jet. 

The sign says Fragata D. Fernando II E Gloria.  Aberta ao Publico todos os dias excepto a Monday.  Thats from Tuesday to Sunday except Monday doncha know.  Lighthouse or harbor control in the background. 

The front with a sculpture of Leonardo DiCaprio on the front having replaced the original Dom Fernando.  

Only my cannon pictures turned out well, so this is a cannonblog.  

The hind end of the cannons.  Imagine each of these needing something like a 10 person crew during combat operations!

 A cannon closeup. 

The capstan.  For pulling up and lowering the anchor.  Imagine if they had one of these and the associated chains traveling along the corridors of the starship Enterprise.  How long an anchor would the death star have needed to weigh anchor alongside Earth?  

San Pedro Transportation: Alternative Vehicles

This is the third of our San Pedro transportation posts, featuring human powered vehicles.  
This bike and skateboard were stowed on the side of the house.  No locking mechanism immediately in view. 

And here we have the bicycle/boat combo pack.  Seems like the bike would interfere with the boom swining around.  Either you stow the bike inside the boat or leave it on shore when you go sailing.  I suppose you could tie the bike to the dock with the same ropes you tie the boat down with too. 

Ok Waldo, find the transportation device.  It's the skiff in the lower left corner.  But officer, the skiff was just lying there.  I had to take it.