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| Our tour guide, son Micah, and his ship |
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| A hanger bay |
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| Conversation on the fantail |
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| A pretty starfish. Micah says they call the flight deck 'The Steel Beach', but this is in the hanger bay. |
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| Actually it's called an eyelet, and this and the following picture show it at work. |
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| Wouldn't want a weight like this to be rolling around in heavy weather! |
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| Mooring lines off the fantail |
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| Still talking ... |
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| Above them, the flag. |
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| The Nimitz |
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| 'Swabs' |
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| We join the flag on the flight deck |
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| The bright sun thwarts the selfie attempts |
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| But I like this. I'm literally in my son's shadow. And you can tell Al is smiling too. |
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| The Ship's Bell |
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| The Seal, uncovered just for us. It's all hand-painted. |
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| Add Micah for size comparison. We are told each link weighs 365 pounds! THAT'S an anchor chain! |
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| The 'pointy end of the boat' |
It was an honor to spend the afternoon with Micah, seeing the place he has been working for the past year and a half. The ship will soon become his home, as time for deployment nears.
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