{"id":3643,"date":"2016-06-24T08:23:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hulettsonlakegeorge.com\/?p=3643"},"modified":"2016-06-24T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T20:33:44","slug":"liam-ballantynes-pictures-from-afar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hulettscurrent.com\/index.php\/archives\/3643","title":{"rendered":"Liam Ballantyne’s Pictures from Afar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLiam Ballantyne (right) with his Eagle Scout sponsor, Mike Philbrook (left) on-board the United States Coast Guard’s Barque Eagle in London Harbor before the Eagle set sail for Norfolk, VA. Mr. Philbrook, a 1983 graduate of the Naval Academy, happened to be in London before the Eagle set sail.<\/em><\/p>\n

Liam Ballantyne, son of Peter and Angela Ballantyne, is spending his summer on-board the United States Coast Guard’s Barque Eagle. Liam, aboard the Eagle, is sailing across the Atlantic heading toward Norfolk, VA. He was kind enough to send the following pictures home.<\/p>\n

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\nLiam’s view facing forward from the upper royal on the foremast.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nLiam’s view facing aft from the upper royal on the foremast.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe approach to Funchal on the island of Madeira, off the coast of Morocco.<\/em><\/p>\n

What a fantastic adventure and just think he started his sailing career in Lake George! (Click all pictures to see full-scale.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liam Ballantyne (right) with his Eagle Scout sponsor, Mike Philbrook (left) on-board the United States Coast Guard’s Barque Eagle in London Harbor before the Eagle set sail for Norfolk, VA. Mr. Philbrook, a 1983 graduate of the Naval Academy, happened to be in London before the Eagle set sail. Liam Ballantyne, son of Peter and … <\/p>\n

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