Columbia River
Today we spent the day cruising downriver, after a thoroughly enjoyable few days following the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. The weather has definitely turned, the wind has picked-up and we could feel autumn in the air! As we cruised we listened to lectures from our talented Expedition staff: Jack Taylor gave an overview of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, and David Cothran provided a provocative discussion about the salmon of the Pacific Northwest and the challenges they face.
We ended the trip as we began it, sailing through the dramatic and beautiful Columbia River Gorge, and enjoyed Captain’s farewell cocktails as we descended the Bonneville Locks. There could be no more fitting way to end the trip, or so we thought.
At dinner, Admiral Ron Rhule proposed a final toast,
“There are wood ships,
there are good ships,
there are ships that plough the seas,
but the best ships are friendships,
and may they always be”.
Now that is fitting.
Today we spent the day cruising downriver, after a thoroughly enjoyable few days following the footsteps of Lewis and Clark. The weather has definitely turned, the wind has picked-up and we could feel autumn in the air! As we cruised we listened to lectures from our talented Expedition staff: Jack Taylor gave an overview of the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery, and David Cothran provided a provocative discussion about the salmon of the Pacific Northwest and the challenges they face.
We ended the trip as we began it, sailing through the dramatic and beautiful Columbia River Gorge, and enjoyed Captain’s farewell cocktails as we descended the Bonneville Locks. There could be no more fitting way to end the trip, or so we thought.
At dinner, Admiral Ron Rhule proposed a final toast,
“There are wood ships,
there are good ships,
there are ships that plough the seas,
but the best ships are friendships,
and may they always be”.
Now that is fitting.
