The ships are replicas of Columbus' two smaller ships that made the voyage to the New World in 1492. I always knew they were fairly small but actually walking around on deck, I couldn't imagine spending 5 weeks confined on the deck, surrounded by the sea and headed to an unknown destination.
The size of the ships meant that the self-guided tour was not a long one but Meghan made the trip stretch a bit by suggesting we find the splash pool in Deering Oaks Park that a friend had told her about. I couldn't count how many times my car has passed that park with its fountain-centered pond. I never realized that nestled near the pond is a small grassy gulley with a large, natural-looking, shallow pool area for wading and splashing.
There are several places in the pool where random small geysers will shoot into the air accompanied by the delightful squeals of any child nearby.
It really is a hidden gem in the middle of Portland and we will definitely be back.
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