Oddly enough, I met the captain of a late 19th century sailing ship. Seriously. See below to see how that happened.
Our next-door neighbor, when I was in the low single digit age, was a 100+ year old retired sea captain. I understood he had sailed cargo ships between the U.S., and Australia and South America. I did the math and it works out, so yes, I met a 19th century sailing ship captain, although I don’t remember much – except, he gave me a stuff toy kangaroo, which I still have to do this day! So there!
