Day 2 and 3- Provincetown to New Bedford

In the Lady Maryland at Provincetown

Day 2- Today we started out docked at Provincetown, MA on Cape Cod. We went on a whale-watching ship for a couple of hours. When we got back the ship set off towards the canal. Along the way , we trawl fished. Some of the animals we caught were squid, crabs, clams, snails, and sea squirts. After that we cut across the bay toward the canal. The day is ending now as we sail through Buzzards Bay in South Massachusetts.
- Robbie


Day 3- If you were to come on the Lady Maryland like me, you would be sure there would be no more surprises after day one. And, like me, you would be wrong! It's day three and we first experienced sleeping at anchor last night. Tonight we'll keep ON going until morning. All of this is new including night watch and boat checks. And after just a few hours aboard, I was missing the flush able toilets! Today we stopped at New Bedford and learned to row a whaling boat. It was not at all easy to do with the huge , heavy oars. Then we visited a whale museum and learned a lot of cool facts on whales and whalers such as what the parts of the caught whale were used for and that whalers were usually on a voyage from 3-4 years! Then we continued on our way. We also had our first taste of less then perfect weather today. We were able to swim in the morning but in the afternoon the weather changed to foggy and wet. We have to blow our horn every two minutes. Time for lights out so here's to more surprises and better weather tomorrow!
-Ashley


The Whale Watchers!

What an awesome day! My day started early, at 0100 to be more exact. Tonight was our first night "on the hook." So we woke up and checked 3 bearings to make sure our anchor was holding us down. Then back to sleep to be woken at 0645. After a great breakfast, SWIM CALL! We all got on our suits and PFD's and jumped right off the side! At first you can't feel your toes but this is the closest we get to taking a shower. After that we motored into New Bedford and anchored again and rode "swampy" onto the shore to meet Kevin and Cynthia to brought us our to whale row in very authentic boats. Then exhausted we walked over to the New Bedford Whaling museum. Since New Bedford had a very important port back when the people went whaling, there was TONS of information about the history of whaling, conditions on-board, and authentic or renovated boats. Leaving New Bedford, we motored into some thick fog, with the horns blowing every 2 minutes, it was not a pleasant experience. It is nearing bed time and were still underway! We're actually going to underway the entire night. No more dock watch or anchor watch, but actual night-time watch, just like the crew. I can't wait for tomorrow or even better, shore toilets!
- Matt