🚢 Boston Experience 19: Boarding the USS Constitution

Trading NJ's countryside for Boston's charm, this city's history and culture deserve slow savoring (and documenting):🚢 19. USS Constitution: A Sail Through Time The USS Constitution 🇺🇸 - America's oldest commissioned warship - oozes legacy. This floating fortress witnessed battles and voyages that forged a nation. 🗽🎉 Standing on her weathered wooden deck, I felt the ship's raw power. Towering masts and faded sails whispered tales of high-seas glory ⛴️🛟⚓️. Descending to the gun deck, I gaped at 20+ cannons bristling like iron teeth. Display cases held cannonballs, grape shot, and... a massive whiskey barrel? 🍺 Turns out, sailors got daily rum rations (officers watched them down 1 cup = 4 shots! 🍻). Lower decks revealed the crew's world. Officers had tiny cabins with hammocks and desks, while enlisted men shared a jaw-dropping hammock forest 😴. Dozens of white cots stretched endlessly - 4-hour shifts meant brutal sleep cycles. Laziness earned a flogging! 🥴 Walking through 200-year-old timber, I heard the ship's motto: "I wasn't the best because I was the oldest. I was the oldest because I was the best." ✊ #BostonLife #NavalHistory #TimeTravelVibes #SailorLife