An HMS Bounty-ful afternoon

We took a trip back in Hollywood history this past weekend without ever leaving the Hudson Valley.
Hundreds braved Sunday's cold, dreary weather to tour the HMS Bounty II, as the ship used in the 1962 Marlon Brando movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" was docked along the Newburgh waterfront.

It was also used in several of Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean," starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley.

There seemed to be, however, some confusion as to this ship's part in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films. Though a flyer advertising the ship as being used as the Black Pearl in the "Pirates" trilogy, if you click here, you'll read the ship played a smaller role in the Disney flicks. (Inside the ship, there was a pic of Depp and Knightley on the set, which spoke to the fact it was indeed used in the films.) That being said, it was still pretty cool to know that we were walking on the same ship that such famous actors walked on in such famous movies.

As for the "Pirates" connection, I actually liked the gloomy day's dark clouds, as it made me feel like we were really in the Caribbean, fending off the Flying Dutchman and Davy Jones.

For the ship's sailing schedule throughout North America, including Canada, click here.