If you get stuck in traffic at 10 PM tonight at the Wilson Bridge, it’s because they’re opening the drawbridge to let in a Spanish galleon. No, really:
UPDATE: Wilson Bridge opening time approximately 10 PM for tall ship, El Galeon. Docking at City marina after. Possible 495 delays. pic.twitter.com/nGeBLu9Xsi
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) November 8, 2016
The El Galeón Andalucia, it’s a replica Spanish galleon, and I’ve already bought tickets for me and my wife for the walking tour so there.
Tall ships are the coolest technology to come out of the pre-industrial age. Absolutely magical to stand on the deck of one.
Also, mind boggling that people put to sea in the darn things.
Wooden ships and iron men, and all that.