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Re: Morgan at Sea

To: Jane McDaid <Murphys@ziplink.net>
Subject: Re: Morgan at Sea
From: toad <toad@storm.ca>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 21:37:07 -0500
Jane McDaid wrote:
> 
> There's another nautical Morgan, a well known whaling ship called the
> Charles W. Morgan which is afloat on exhibit at the Mystic Seaport Museum
> in Mystic, CT. Built in 1841, it is more venerable than even a Morgan three
> wheeler. Check it out at
> http://www.mysticseaport.org/visiting/minitour/vessels.html. It's a
> terrific museum to visit if you're ever traveling along the Ct coast.
> Nearby is the town of Essex, home of the Griswold Inn, which is a must see
> historic inn, just the place for a romantic getaway weekend with your S.O.
> in your Morgan. As long as I'm shilling for these places, they're also not
> too far from the Foxwoods resort casino, of possible interest to people who
> are bad at math.
> 
> Jerry Murphy
> '67 +4
> (which he still owns because he stays away from Foxwoods)
> 
> At 02:06 PM 1/16/99 EST, Jhalfdime@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >       Here in the Northeast, the weather more or less demands that we have 
>"...Too
> >Much Time," and so I've even taken to perusing Marty's mail!  On p. 13 of the
> >Winter 1999 issue of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Crown & Anchor "magazine"
> >is an artist's rendering of the Voyager of the Seas' "Royal Promenade.  In
> the
> >midst of this sea-going mall, the artist placed a bright red Morgan!
> >       Why?  Your guess is probably better than mine!
> >       Cheers & Happy Morganing,
> >               Jim Nichol
> >
> >

Brethren
I must ask how one can associate or even consider a comparison masked in
the term  veneration between land and sea. A Morgan Three Wheeler and a
Whaler! It is a myth I tell you, a veritable myth cloaked in abject awe.

Toad
'59 Plus 4
'57 Plus 4
'33 Super Sport

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