One of the sights in Columbus Ohio is the replica of the Santa Maria that Christopher Columbus came over on. We expected it to be a much bigger ship, but nope, it is an exact (or as much as we can assume is exact) replica. We got to tour the boat and learn about some interesting things. 
Of the three ships Columbus took, the Santa Maria was the largest. It shipwrecked in Christmas Eve and Chris took back one of the smaller ships to get a ship big enough to pick up his crew, but when he returned, they were all dead. Sad.The next thing I learned is seared into my brain. It is called, "the bitter end". And believe me, it is bitter! When they had to use the restroom on the ship they would find a spot on
the side of the ship and go. Ew. To clean themselves, if you could call it that, the would use the bitter end. It was a piece of frayed rope that half the ship would use to clean themselves. They changed these only ONCE on the journey. ONE TIME! ok, really, that grossed me out for the rest of the day.
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Oh, ICK!!! Now I'm totally grossed out for the rest of the day!
ha ha ha, I was too!
All I have to say is, I am soooooo glad I live in this day and time! I don't think I would have survived even 100 years ago let alone more. Okay and I also have to say, I laughed so hard when I saw comments from your Dad and Grandma on the last post! Sorry but that is FUNNY! And I am impressed that Hope invested the time to read all that. I am not suprised that she like Emily is willing to volunteer on me! You two! You remind me of my sister, she would sell me out at the drop of the hat, or most often fluffy (toot, we call them fluffies at our house) beside me in a store and then turn to me and in the most shocked voice she could say, "Lizzy, how could you, that is discusting!" and then walk away leaving me to take the blame for the smell.
Oh yes, the ol' toot and run joke... that's what you get when you are a little sister. It's just part of the package Liz.
I'm sure everyone on ol' CC's boat had stinky tushies... not to mention a bad case of jungle rot... I think I would have constructed my own toilet paper out of a cut up apron or something... the things you learn on educational tours. I've never been so grateful for Charmin in my life.. thanks Nikki.
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