(muffled voices)
(seagull sounds)
(boat horn sounds)
-Permission to enter, sir? -Come on in.
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What could be better than this?
Cruising down Puget Sound towards Olympia on the beautiful
steamship Virginia Five, the last of the Mosquito Fleet.
It's a gorgeous day, a beautiful ship,
and lots of memories on board this boat.
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(boat horn sounds)
I was a wheel boy
on the Virginia Five in 1958-59, just as a kid.
I can still remember Captain Hardwick screaming at me
and telling me I'd never be on course.
I learned a lot of lessons in life from him.
(engine whirs)
She was built on the beach in the 1920s over on Vashon Island.
In the early days, she carried scouts
to Camp Parsons and Girl Scouts down the Camp Sealth.
Had quite an interesting background.
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(overlapping voices)
-So if you want to take this? He's got the wheel.
We're all blessed to have this beautiful ship today.
It's an incredible look back at what
our maritime history was like a hundred years ago.
The SS Virginia Five right here on Puget Sound.
One of my favorite places.
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(boat horn sounds)
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