Today Melissa and I had what I think was a really neat opportunity to see a piece of history! Columbus’ ships, the Nina and Pinta, or rather historically accurate replicas of them, where docked Downriver in Wyandotte. My first thought when I saw them as we pulled up was that they were really quite beautifully as far as ships went and considering when they were designed. We were able to actually board the ships to look around, and that is when i was shocked to see just how small these ships really are. In Columbus’ time there were no crew quarters with the exception of one very small room for Columbus himself, the rest of the crew all slept on the deck! The hold below would have been used to store all the necessary supplies for the voyage, where as today the hold has been refitted for the crew and some modern conveniences. During the course of our viewing Melissa and I took many pictures, you can see them in their gallery.