Living History

Were there rats on the ship?
Where were the bathrooms?
If the people slept on the deck, what happened when it rained?

You would know the answers to these questions -- and more -- if you had been on our field trip to a replica of Columbus' ship the Nina. We were able to drive to the Quad Cities (less than 90 minutes away) and go back in time over 500 years. Since we had studied Columbus' voyage a couple weeks before the floating museum docked in Iowa, we definitely took advantage of this great field trip with some homeschooling friends!