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Hope you all enjoyed your holidays. Learning doesn't need to stop just because we aren't attending school. I visited the Picton Maritime Museum which houses the Edwin Fox. This sailing ship was built in India in 1853 and was used as a troop carrier, an immigrant ship, a convict transporter, storage for frozen sheep before exported, and coal.

It is exciting to be able to walk aboard a piece of history and imagine what it must have been like for the crew and passengers.

The first photo is an example of a cabin that wealthier passengers could afford, whereas the one below is the cheaper quarters under deck. Three people or more (within a family) were expected to top and tail in this small space, not an overly comfortable rest.

                                            Above is the type of seating for dining. 

I was very impressed with the way the information was presented, it was concise (not loaded down with too much text to read) and visually interesting (pictures, artifacts and walking through the ship). Well worth a visit if you are in Picton, and really brings history to life.

 For more information go to Edwin Fox