Photos July 2009

The oldest Bastioned fortress in the New World is now Cuba's newest maritime museum Castillo de la Real Fueza
Note one of the main ship's anchors There are 4 cannons or "stern chasers for defensive action

Can you hear the drum roll?

Two officers training on deck
The admiral and ship's captain study charts Geese, ducks and chickens were kept aboard
 

The open "waist" holds two of the ship's boats

Juan Carlos goes aloft to work on the rigging

 

Shaking out a reef in the sails

OK - which lines on deck control this

 

Be careful up there

The crows nest

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