We woke up to a sunny day, so it felt good to wear shorts once again. What a sweet little town. The town was destroyed in 1931 by an earthquake and within a few years they rebuilt it with an Art Deco theme.
We discovered the Faraday Museum which was a vibrant, busy collection of any kind of machine, gizmo, gadget you can imagine. And most of it worked. I found my favorite museum person, the old guy that loved to tell me about everything in the museum, its history and how it worked. The museum is in the old power plant and he had the huge oil fired engine running the old generator so it provided the “background music” every museum should have. Lots of old phones and telegraphs and machinery that mostly all worked and you could operate them.
Deb found a 2-hour guided tour through the local Art Deco Trust. They had a history presentation followed by a long, leisurely walk through town with a guide that pointed out all the renovated buildings and styles. The tour guide was a very comical guy and we enjoyed him very much.
We then went to a pub and bought pints, and our friends from Idaho dropped in and they bought us a couple more. Deb discovered a “peach bomb” on tap that was something specific to the area and really delicious.
Back to the ship to rest and get dinner with three other couples and then to the 9:00 show featuring the assistant cruise director Justin and the boat band (drums, bass, guitar, piano, sax and trumpet).
Another great day.
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