Day 6

As we pull out of Mystic Seaport for our final day of sailing, here is an update on the past couple of days.

Aug. 2, Day 6

Today it was my birthday! I have to say, it was a pretty awesome birthday. My day was full of continuous surprises, like waking up to my favorite breakfast of apples and cinnamon oatmeal, to ending the day with a giant card from the whole entire crew. We also did many other amazing activities like visit an oyster farm, have a pirate scavenger hunt, talk to my family, and take a shower after slapping on multiple layers of sunscreen each day for 6 days. The best part is now I smell like Greek shampoo and body wash and most importantly, my hair is once again under control! As we get closer to our ninth day on the boat, I start to realize how much I will miss the Lady Maryland and all the crew on it. I think that is the thing I am going to miss the most- the crew.

I will miss my friends but I can still keep in contact with them. The crew, however, is a different story. This is my first time away to sleepaway camp and the whole crew has been supportive of my on/off homesickness. I really have appreciated their supportiveness and look forward to my last days with them! We are now docked in Mystic, CT and are planning on staying here for the next two nights. Well, I better go and celebrate the last hours of my birthday and get ready for the adventures teenage-hood will soon bring me.

-Written by Olga

Days 4 and 5, P-Town to New Bedford

Greetings! We've had a lovely past couple of days here on Lady Maryland. On Saturday, we undocked in Provincetown and set sail for New Bedford. On the way, we passed by a fellow schooner, the Spirit of South Carolina. When we heard "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" we covered our ears as our boat fired a small cannon in greeting. We docked in New Bedford and got a chance to step on shore. We toured the Gazela, an historic Portuguese cod fishing vessel which was docked right next to us. It was quite huge in comparison to Lady Maryland and had several square-rigged sails up forward. Now I'll turn it over to the students to tell you about our day yesterday.

"Today on August 1st, we pulled away from the dock at New Bedford. We sailed much of the day while rotating watch positions. We saw a mola mola, also known as the ocean sunfish. Captain Sinker caught a bluefish. We also caught a lionsmane jellyfish, which we looked at in a bucket on deck before setting it free. It was very cool! We anchored near Fisher's Island, CT and we sung sea shanties! We not only sang sea shanties but we learned about them too! Overall it was a calm day with lots of new experiences."

-Written by Emily and Sofia