Here She Comes, and There She Goes

The Queen Mary 2 steamed into port yesterday. Until last May 19, she was the biggest ocean liner in the world. The Freedom of the Seas took over that honor, outweighing her by a mere 6,600 tons.

I had forgotten she was coming in until I spotted her as I was crossing the bridge into Mt.P Wednesday morning. She was bigger than any ship I'd ever seen. I couldn't believe how small she made our harbor look! I snapped this picture just to document it. (I know you are all breathing a sigh of relief and jumping for joy that I am now bringing my camera everywhere again!)


Mom had picked Reeves up, so after work, I headed down to their house, and Mom, Dad, Reeves, and I walked to the CYC to see her leave Charleston and to grab some dinner. It was a bit anticlimactic watching her go. I'm not really sure what I was expecting, but if nothing else, it gave us an excuse to go out to dinner AND get a bit of exercise. We ran into the Boykins and the Baileys. And I got to meet baby Betsy. She is just precious! Oh how I missed the days of the bucket seat as Reeves was batting my water all over me as I tried to give him a sip! Thank you, Ann, for helping me dry off!
Here's what amazes me the most about this ship. According to the Charleston Regional Business Journal, "the potential economic impact of the one-day visit for Charleston could be as high as $230,000." Are you kidding? She was here for less than 10 hours! And that's the amount if she didn't take on fuel and provisions. Who knows what it would be then. I say bring on the cruise ships!