Tuesday, August 5, 2014

CTY Trip 4: Cuttyhunk Island

What an eventful day! The cadets cast big nets and pulled in a variety of specimen, including over 80 different crabs.  They then helped anchor The Lady Maryland near the sparsely populated Cuttyhunk Island. After a quick swim (see previous post), the cadets got to dissect a squid a write a letter with a squid quill (spine) and squid ink.  The entire crew then took shifts hopping into The Swamp Fox, The Lady Maryland's smaller and more navigable counterpart, to head to the island proper.  Captain took everyone to a local ice cream shop and bought them each a two-scoop cone- delicious! 




After a good noght's sleep, everyone got to hop on a small boat and take a tour of local resident Seth Garfield's oyster farm.  Seth even let us taste some of his tasty- and salty- oysters!



Though some cadets say they are looking forward to sleeping in once they get back, spirits remain high, and almost everyone seems sad that the trip is coming to an end.

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