I'm not sure when or why it happened, but one day it occurred to me that the ship and the bricks reminded me a whole lot of The Police song "Message In A Bottle". Let me explain...
First of all it is a ship, and ships need water to sail. It seems fair to say that a "Message In A Bottle" could be loosely equated with an "SOS", or at least one way of delivering an SOS, which also involves water and messages traveling through water. Therefore, I am going to postulate that the Legacy bricks are essentially the "water" that the Viking's ship is sailing on, so the whole analogy makes pretty good sense, if you think about it. Let's do a little substitute on the words and see how it all comes together...
"Message in a Bottle"
The Police
Just a cast away an island lost at sea-o
Another lonely day, no one here but me-o
More loneliness than any man could bear
Rescue me before I fall into despair-o
I'll send a Viking's brick to the world
I'll send a Viking's brick to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my message in a Viking's brick yeah
Message in a Viking's brick yeah
A year has passed since I wrote my brick
But I should have known this right from the start
Only hope can keep me together
Love can mend your life but love can break your heart
I'll send a Viking's brick to the world
I'll send a Viking's brick to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my message in a Viking's brick yeah
Message in a Viking's brick yeah
Oh message in a Viking's brick yeah
Message in a Viking's brick yeah
Walked out this morning I don't believe what I saw
A hundred billion Viking's bricks washed up on the shore
Seems I'm not alone in being alone
A hundred billion Viking's bricks looking for a home
I'll send a Viking's brick to the world
I'll send a Viking's brick to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my message in a Viking's brick yeah
Message in a Viking's brick yeah
Message in a Viking's brick whoa
Message in a Viking's brick
Sending out a Viking's brick
Sending out a Viking's brick
I'm sending out a Viking's brick
I'm sending out a Viking's brick
Sending out a Viking's brick
Sending out a Viking's brick
Sending out a Viking's brick
Sending out a Viking's brick
Hence, the landmark bricks. What are the landmark bricks? Those are the largest bricks in the lot and they commemorate an important milestone in Viking's history. For example...
There is another legend in the works to the Legacy Ship. Some people are referring to it as The Love Boat. Why? An incident that I know nothing about and won't repeat here, but if you want to read about it, here is a link:
I suspect there are a few if not many more "messages" in the bricks. Perhaps tributes, memorials, legacies, love notes or proposals. There is certainly a story behind every brick there.
Until next time, and I do hope it's not so long, I hope you are enjoying the change in seasons and thanks for stopping by.