We decided to take a day trip down to Wilmington for the day over labor day weekend. We forgot to bring the kids white dresses down when we went to the beach in August and I really wanted to continue our tradition of yearly pics in their 'white clothes' so we decided on a day trip. Instead of a sandy beach/water/messy day before pictures Brian thought it would be fun to tour the USS North Carolina since we are studying modern times in History this year so that was our first stop. The kids were THRILLED because they always get excited to point out the ship when we go over the bridge and couldn't believe they were going to get to go on it.
they learned...a lot. and loved every minute of it...well...until the end when it started getting hot in the bottom of the battleship. i honestly can't imagine how hot it must of been for the soldiers day in and day out.
can't imagine having to cook/clean 3 meals a day for 2300 soldiers at a time..
these were some of the pots they used!
learning about everyday life was the kids favorite part. such as having a cobbler on the ship so they could get their shoes fixed. and OH all the ironing they did! hospital rooms, operating rooms, barbers, rifle room, officers quarters, laundry services, ice cream shoppe (though according to the soldiers it wasn't very good ice cream), post office, tailor, etc. they LOVED looking at all the beds and trying them out too. they couldn't believe that there were five beds on top of each other! according to the info the men were so hot and sweat so much that each night the mattresses would be soaked through and they'd smell awful!
Cailey couldn't believe just how HUGE it was and how many floors there were underneath the deck. We spent over two hours on our tour and learned a ton..and have a better appreciation for the soldiers who spend months at a time on these ships! This was a huge hit for the kids and will be neat to reference when we start learning about WWII.
ammunition...so big it could fit our whole family.
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