Elegant Vessels

Elegant Vessels, originally uploaded by sunspotting.

More images from lunch during our July 16th 50-mile bike ride. Such a great day -- frankly, I don't know which was more enjoyable: the bike ride, our fabulous team, or these spectacular ships. It's got to be a three-way tie.

No. The team wins! I wouldn't have enjoyed any of it as much as I did without my friends on Patti's Paladins.

In the middle photo to the right, look closely for the small metal lion hidden on deck. This ship is the blue ship pictured in the top photo, the one in the right with no sails open.

The photo to the left is a detail of a ship from Russia that sails with no rudder, just sails. The technology it relies upon is akin to that once used by Vikings in their longboats. The entire ship was a riot of brilliant color, simply a festival for the retinas. I just looked at it and looked at it and looked at it. The three ship's residents are the Captain, his wife the artist, and their tailless cat, very appropriate for a rudderless ship.