We spent Saturday thinking about Antarctica. Yes, it was a cold day, but we also went to visit the RRS Discovery. Discovery was built in Dundee and it now rests there. The Discovery museum was great and extremely kid friendly. There were video games, magnet fishing, coal throwing, large foam blocks to build an Antarctic food pyramid... St. Andrews friends, I would highly recommend the museum!
But, the best part by far was taking a step back in time and walking right onto the ship. The ship is open and one can go through the crew quarters, store rooms, sick bay, kitchen, and explore the deck.
Note: We finished off the day with BBC's Frozen Planet and popcorn. We were also hoping to get in a game of Antarctica, a cooperative game Jim's grandparents gave Jonah for Christmas and we've been playing a lot!
5 comments:
I'm glad you went! I knew you would like it!
Yes, we really enjoyed it. Thanks for the tip!!!
I would love to go there! Sounds like fun. I would love to know how Jonah and Rowan processed the information.
What a great outing! And how fun to be on the actual ship!
Those black and white photos are incredible--I especially love the first two. And I so want to tour an old ship--it would be like walking into a book. (And yes, I know that we did tour boats in San Diego and Boston as kids but those memories are a bit fuzzy and I'd simply like to do it again!)
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