Family Trip to the Galapagos
Odyssey sails to Central America, visiting British Honduras (now Belize) and transiting the Panama Canal.
Captain McIntyre did his best to obtain Belizean mahogany for future use on Odyssey.
Letter trying to obtain Belizean mahogany.
Letter trying to obtain Belizean mahogany.
Balboa, Canal Zone transit letter.
Crossing the Equator, pollywog to Shellback initiation ... a nautical rite of passage, even for the rich and famous!
Everyone who gets initiated gets a crossing certificate.
Equatorial crossing initiation.
Equator crossing initiation.
Equator crossing initiation.
Gardener Bay, Galapagos
Post Office Bay, Galapagos
Daughter meets a nesting Frigate Bird in the Galapagos.
Frigate Birds over Odyssey .... TAKE COVER or don a wide-brimmed hat!
Galapagos Penguin, unique to the islands.
Odyssey home after WWII starts in Europe. The flag was painted on the hull to identify Odyssey as a neutral.
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (Mrs. Henry's mother) at the helm.