Visit to the USS Cod SS 224

On the final leg of our journey we stopped off at the USS Cod SS 224 berthed in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on Lake Erie. Blue and I are both submarine veterans and for us it was a trip down memory lane. Art and Tamara are both veterans but Art is U.S. Army and Tamara is surface Navy. To go aboard and spend the night on a WWII submarine was a new experience for them. Art is about 6'3" or so and he had a little difficulty moving about without bumping his head on some piece of gear. He also learned that the average "rack" is a little small for someone his size. We had to teach him the fine art of being flexible. Blue is also tall, about the same height as Art but being a diesel boat veteran he had no trouble moving about or sleeping in the confined spaces of this boat. We were welcomed by Paul Farace, curator of the boat, and his crew, including my old friend Fritz Hemrich. We had a great dinner at a Cleveland Bistro, swapped some fantastic stories and even got photos of Tamara harassing the Cleveland Police whilst they were having dinner. It was a fantastic way to conclude this journey and we really enjoyed it.