Aaaargh! St. Augustine to get new Pirate Museum/Attraction

[Ocklawaha]

I wonder if history will one day allow for modern day (i.e. Somali) pirates to garner so much respect....... 

It would be very accurate to the history of the pirates (everywhere) and buccaneers (Caribbean Sea, from the french word for BBQ, a particular method of cooking used by these boys AND GIRLS).

Today we piss and moan about the Somali pirates and with good reason, they are thief's as well as heartless killers. Isn't that funny? Back in the day, the old pirates were thief's and heartless killers, and today they are heroes.

The major leagues of pirates was actually 1. Off the coast of the mouth of the Red Sea, and 2. The Caribbean, which was never quite as rich.

The "old" Somali pirates were mostly colonials who came to raid the riches of the Sultan being shipped as tribute to India, the remains of the Khan Empire. The vessels were called "East Indiamen" and they literally stole $Millions. At the peak of that era there was even a pirate kingdom in which some rogue set himself up as "King" and his crew as Lords of Madagascar.

The truth is more exciting then the fiction.

OCKLAWAHA

[Ocklawaha]

Actually due to our deep harbor, we could easily moor a large pirate vessel of the 1700's alongside a modern Somali pirate vessel (which I'm certain the USN would be glad to deliver!) downtown at the Maritime Museum. With promotion of the St. Augustine Museum and they promoting our floating museum, both cities would stand to benefit.

OCKLAWAHA

[Jason]

I was missing the pirate jokes so I figured I'd shuffle this back to the top:  Looks like The St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum (not Pirate Soul?)is still on track for November.  According to this recent link/update, they've already shut down the Key West attraction & have begun moving the "collection" to St. Augustine.  They also indicated that there would be an interactive replica ship within the museum - Isn't there something similar in the Welcome Center (or somewhere in town)?  Regardless, it should be pretty entertaining & family friendly.

http://www.piratesoul.com/

Yes, the Visitors Center does have a mock up of a 16th century ship.

The renovations for the museum are moving along nicely and look to be on pace for a November opening.  Couple this with the proposed revamping of the "colonial district" along the bayfront, the strip is going to be nicely jazzed up and better connected.

[British Shoe Company]

Long John Silver's would be a good restaurant for the attraction.  I would go, just to eat!