Post #222286 by Kailuageoff on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 6:22 PM

I am resurrecting this old thread because Marian and I finally had the opportunity to set foot aboard the legendary MGM Bounty earlier this month when we were checking out the site of the old Trader Vics in St. Pete. (Maybe this should be moved to Locating Tiki, however.) It was nice to see the ship all cleaned up and in good repair. The crew told us it had just been used in filming Pirates of Carribean II.

I have to say seeing this ship moored next to the wacky upside pyramid building on the end of the St. Pier is really fantastic.

Our idea for next year's East Coast Tiki Revival is to stay at the hotel where Vics was (see my other thread on Vic's St. Pete) and to charter the Bounty for a day sail. Walking the decks of a ship built and sailed in one of the most classic of all Polynesian movies of the tiki era, and that actually sailed to Tahiti for the filming, is kind of mind-blowing so I am sure being aboard her while under sail will be even better.

Here are the pics...

Captain's cabin

Aloha,
Captain KailuaGeoff

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff 2006-03-22 03:58 ]