Day Five - Mystic Seaport to Buzzards Bay

After a long day at Mystic Seaport the day before, this morning was extremely tiring. The cadets woke up early at around 7AM and helped the crew to depart from the Mystic dock. About an hour later, the Lady Maryland was headed on a long journey full of many adventures, both good and not so good, but all were exciting.

Sails were soon raised for the first time since we started our trip. Many smiles were seen and laughs were shared during this time, however, the sea was very rough and many inexperienced cadets became seasick, some more than others.

When the sea finally calmed down some hours later, the scene was described by most as "breathtaking". Everyone felt so complete with the sound of crashing waves and the light mist sprayed on deck. While the sun was setting, everyone gathered around and talked about their day. Right before bed, Emma came to read us two stories about the sea.

Finally, on night watch, the first watch started to write a story, and the next watches continued it through the night. This story will be read aloud at muster tomorrow evening. If all goes well, we are expected to arrive in Provincetown sometime later tomorrow. Everyone is looking forward to docking and getting closer to finally seeing some whales!