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Unfortunately I'm not making it this weekend. Really wanted to see this too...

I'm definitely interested in running over to Mystic to see the ship. I am available the 3rd and 4th.

The Draken will be open from 2-4pm starting on Monday the 3rd.

http://www.mysticseaport.org/event/draken-harald-harfagre-visit/

The Cross Sound Ferry runs every hour from 7AM on the 3rd.

https://www.longislandferry.com/Schedules/ScheduleDeparture.aspx

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This just in: For those that care, the viking ship Draken is scheduled to arrive at Mystic Seaport this Sunday, 10/2. It will be open for public tours for one week only (10/3 - 10/10). Unfortunately, I will not be available that week so I must retract my earlier offer to play native guide. I look forward to seeing everyone at Samhain.

I've been following this closely ever since I first heard of it a week ago. I already plan to attend the talk being given at the seaport on the evening of 10/13. Here's the link to information about that:

http://www.mysticseaport.org/event/adventure-series-captain-bjorn-ahlander-the-sail-of-the-draken-harald-harfagre/

I'm also very likely to make a daytime excursion to Mystic to see the dragon itself. However, since I'm not yet sure of the dates that she'll be in port I don't know exactly when that will be. Clearly if any of you are interested I would love to coordinate this with my celt brothers and sisters. Mystic is a just short easy hop up I-95 from the New London ferry terminal. If you promise to be nice I might even be willing to provide a shuttle service.

Once the dates are published, anyone possibly interested in day tripping to Mystic, CT to see it?

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The replica Viking ship Draken arrived in North America after a 6 week voyage, and will be travelling through Canada and the US and eventually arrive in New York later in the year. The tentative itinerary is listed below. It would be great if a bunch of the Vikings could meet up with the ship as it passes through the NY canal system (Godricstead is very close to the lock system) or if we feel intrepid, we could meet up with the ship in NY or in Mystic, CT (looking at you Konrad!)

http://wp.rac.ca/drakenexpeditionarrives/

Here’s the approximate route and schedule:
April 24 – Haugesund, Norway
May 3 – Reykjavik, Iceland
May 16 – Quqortoq, Greenland
June 1 – St Antony, N.L.*
June 15 – Quebec City, Que.*
July 1-3 – Toronto, Ont.*
July 8 – Fairport Harbor, Ohio, U.S.*
July 14 – Bay City, Mich., U.S.*
July 27 – Chicago, Ill., U.S.*
Aug. 5 – Green Bay, Wisc., U.S.*
Aug. 18 – Duluth, Minn., U.S.*
Sept. (TBD) – Oswego, NY Canals, N.Y., U.S.*
Sept. 15 – New York City, New York, U.S.*
Oct (TBD). – Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, U.S.*
*Approximate dates.

The official site for the Draken is:

http://www.drakenexpeditionamerica.com/