Ok I’m not one to write about travel or subject office co-workers to vacation slideshows, but I simply must share the experience from last night’s little journey. For those people who have told me that they were lucky to dodge the bullet of the son ever entering into scouts. And to those who vehemently decry the organization as a result of social differences.
I would not have been able to take my 10 year old son on the trip yesterday were it not for our involvement in the Boy Scouts of America. All who participated in the fund raiser to achieve this goal were truly grateful once we had set foot aboard the ship. While I will not go into too much detail about the journey let’s just say that the experience was enjoyed by child and parent alike.
Therefore without further ado let’s break out the slides! Honestly just kidding, I will however present three photos that I took at sunrise this morning from the flight deck of the USS Intrepid.
The first is of a U.S. Coast Guard HH-52 Seahawk helicopter very similar to the first helo I ever flew in.
The next is the Lockheed A-12 Blackhawk also on the flight deck.
The last is of the Concord on the pier below the ship.
You see that wasn’t painful at all, in fact almost enjoyable. More importantly was the experience of walking aboard a vessel of this era, which was similar albeit much larger than the vessels I sailed on in the Coast Guard, with my son. Explaining to him how life was for me when I lived aboard ship.
In any event if you ever have the opportunity to spend a night aboard the Intrepid I highly recommend it. While I can not guarantee you experience will exactly like mine, it will without a doubt be memorable.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mikel King (http://twitter.com/mikelking) has been a leader in the Information Technology Services field for over 20 years. He is currently the CEO of Olivent Technologies, a professional creative services partnership in NY. Additionally he is currently serving as the Secretary of the BSD Certification group as well as a Senior Editor for the BSD News Network.
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