Yorktown Trip: Our Beds

After the Citadel we headed over to the USS Yorktown. Our first stop was at Hanger Bay #3 right in front of the big American flag. This is where we got a rundown of the rules and then we were taken to the berthing areas. The men went in one area and the women in another. To get to our sleeping area you took two flights of stairs (very steep), went on a walkway on the outside of the ship, then into the berthing area. There were three "rooms" that were separated by a slight doorway. The first room was a large sleeping area with about 50 beds. The next room was another sleeping area, which is where our group of females stayed, that held about 25 beds. On the end were the bathrooms. Most of the beds were bunks two deep and three high. There was not much room between them. I was lucky enough to grab a top bunk. My bunk was only 5 feet from the floor. The bottom of the bunk was 6 to 8 inches off the floor. The bed that I stayed in had a few of the support springs missing from the side, which made the mattress sink underneath the metal frame. Luckily I could sleep closer to the wall so I would not roll out. It was not too bad, though the berthing areas you see on tour #1 are much nicer and spacious (see lower picture).