July Date night

Last night Eric and i went back to the museum for our date night. This time, it was to see the Real Pirates exhibit Organized by National Geographic, Arts and Exhibitions International, and AEG Exhibitions. I have been wanting to see this show since it came in March, but i new it would be like Titanic, and i knew the boys wouldn't go for it, so I've been waiting. The perfect opportunity came when we went to the summer solstice in June, and they were advertising "Date night with the pirates" it was a 21+ night, and you got to see the exhibit. I do have to say, after seeing this, I am VERY impressed with how accurate the "Pirates of The Caribbean" movies are.

"Real Pirates is The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship, You'll discover the perils and privileges of pirate life as you explore more than 200artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Whydah -- the first fully authenticated pirate ship ever to be discovered in U.S. waters"

The exhibit was very informative, there wasn't much to "see" but there was TONS to read. We saw actual cannons from the ship and learned that pirates although fearsome and mean, were actually very noble. The reason a lot of men became pirates was because honest work didn't pay very much, if at all. So joining the life of a pirate was a great way to make a living. If you survived the disease & ocean, not to mention other pirates. I learned that, their want to always spilt things evenly, sometimes otherwise valuable things would be destroyed just so everyone got a portion. Everything they had on display had been on the ship, there was some stuff that was so calcified from the salt water, it had to be kept in fish tanks to prevent it from breaking down. Unfortunately, in these type of exhibits you can't take pictures (i did try to sneak a few, but they didn't come out). But it was very interesting. I think Eric actually liked it more than i did. But I had a good time, just getting out and hanging out with Him. Love the monthly date night!!