Visiting Battleship Park

Because we were in Mobile in the Spring, we finally had a chance to take the girls to Battleship Park. It was an absolutely perfect day for such an outing. Warm, but not hot, with a lovely breeze. Decidedly more appropriate than trying to wander around on an iron ship in the middle of summer!

First, we visited the battleship USS Alabama and its grounds.



We were greeted by a naval officer...



...and proceeded to visit different areas of the ship on our tour. Pretty cool how the ship is, by necessity, its own little town, with everything on board that could be needed during those weeks and months at sea. There were offices,



berths,



control rooms,



mess halls,



galleys, of course, for preparing all the food, and their ancillary pantries,



an alterations shop,



a post office (requiring a picture with Larry, of course),



a chapel,



medical and pharmaceutical rooms,



and lots of fun places to take cool pictures of the girls, just to spice things up.



After lunch at the on-site cafe, we headed to the submarine USS Drum. More compact, of course, than the Battleship, it sported the same amenities, just in tighter quarters.



Our children are no longer deprived. Sarah and Emily can now say they have visited one of the tourist attractions Mobile is known for.