I went jogging along the riverfront and through the French Quarter at noon today. Tied up at the dock is a gorgeous 4-masted sailing vessel from the Spanish Navy. The ship is steel and not wood, but it's still a sight to behold. One funny moment -- I overheard someone asking what country the ship is from. There is a huge Spanish flag on the stern. Oh well. The sailors were in their dress whites and disembarking for shore leave when I went past. Woo hoo! Sailors on leave in the Quarter. Lock your doors; hide your women (if the occasional reader of this blog who lives down there is reading this post, beware!). Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! That sounds kind of good on a Friday afternoon, come to think about it.