Messing About in Boats

I had a great time this week at the Tall Ships Philadelphia and Camden festival. I went to the Parade of Sail on Thursday and back the next day to go aboard some of the ships. It was hot and sometimes rainy and occasionally not optimally organized, but my lucky ship karma came through in a couple of instances, making it an overall positive experience.

The Marquis de Lafayette is one of my historical boyfriends.

I would have been interested inany kind of tall ships festival, but this introver...