The Nina and the Pinta

I read in the local paper that the Nina and the Pinta

were docked at the local marina on the Tennessee River.

These are actual replicas of

Christopher Columbus' ships. From the information page that

was handed out, we learned that these ships were called "Caravels"

and were used by explorers during the Age of Discovery.

They travel all across the United States. Amazingly, they were built in Brazil

only using shipbuilding methods of the 1500s; no modern tools

were used. I was surprised at how small they were. The Nina was only 65 feet long and the

Pinta was 85 feet long.