Lady Washington
Sharing the blog with your child is an excellent way to create dialogue and learn more about
Lady Washington. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Line work
Who is up above?
I spy a baggywrinkle!
All hands on deck!
hoisting the sails
raising the sails
navigating Puget Sound
knots
fanciful work with spare lines in spare time
frayed and old lines are useful and used for fenders
Baggywrinkle!
Lady Washington circumnavigated Cape Horn from northeastern North America to northwest North America to trade metals for pelts then journeyed across the Pacific Ocean to trade the pelts for tea. One block of tea (below) would last one family a year.
Silk also became a primary commodity, along with porcelain.
Getting ready for the second tour.
