We, the cadets woke up early on Monday to board the Lady Maryland and set sail for two days and two nights without stopping. During the first day, while we were in the Chesapeake Bay, we learned the ropes (or rather, lines) of being on a boat. We were split into two watches, Port Watch and Starboard Watch, and were also given a tour of the boat. That night, after a delicious dinner of bison tongue tacos, we created our own flags for each watch to fly while on watch. At the end of the day, we were directed to our tiny bunks. Just as the boat rocked us to sleep, we were awoken two at a time to go on watch for an hour. During this hour, we were at the helm steering the boat.
On Tuesday, we had our first full watches and we learned about navigation, boat checks, how to be lookouts, and how to steer the boat. When we were not on watch, we learned about estuaries and organisms in the bay. That night, we were awoken to the sight of the New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty.
Today, we arrived in Oyster Bay, NY, and stepped off the boat for the first time in two days. We went into town and were treated to ice cream and given a little time to shop. We went seining on the beach and caught a few fish along with a crab. We came back to the boat, played a few rounds of Mafia, and had another surprise: pizza! Now we're all settling down for night watch and looking forward to setting sail tomorrow morning.
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