Lady Maryland Trip 4!!

Ahoy, landlubbers! Welcome to our Trip 4 blog. We are pulling up anchor outside of Provincetown as I type, and it's the first chance we've had to access the internet, so sit back and enjoy this update on our first two days at sea.

Day 1:

Today we set sail on the Lady Maryland. We raised the sails and sailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Rockport, Massachusetts. Tomorrow we are sailing toward Gloucester Harbor, MA. For lunch today we ate hot dogs, baked beans, popcorn and chips. Thor is a great cook! We washed the soles (floors) and now they are all clean. Some of us also learned how to steer the boat. We were separated into two watches, Starboard and Port. We made flags to put up for each group. When we are not on watch we are in class learning about whales. We hope to see whales soon aboard the Lady Maryland!

-Written by Olga and Audrey

Day 2:

“Two, six: Heave! Two, six: Heave! Two, six: Heave! Big: Muscles! Big: Muscles! Huge: Muscles! Mitali Muscles!”

We started the day hauling up the anchor and raising the sails in the downpour. As Port Watch had class, Starboard Watch took turns navigating, being the helmsman/woman, being the bow watch, doing boat checks, and standing by. We ate a delicious lunch and switched watches. During the time Port Watch was on duty and Starboard Watch was in class, an amazing thing happened… WHALES!

We all stopped and gathered around to enjoy the 3 huge humpback whales! It was truly spectacular! We named them Bowie, Humpback Henry, and Eri (we named Eri and Bowie after our land instructor and TA). Bowie came up in a spy hop, Humpback Henry rolled on his tummy, and Eri kept diving and blowing through her blowhole. We got great pictures and videos that we’ll burn onto a DVD.

The whales were great, but they had to leave sooner or later… Ohhhhhh. We got assigned whale projects about evolution. Port Watch learned about ten lines and five different knots, which Starboard will learn about tomorrow. We finished the day with dinner, striking the sails, dropping the anchor, and enjoying the sunset off of Cape Cod.

-Written by Mitali, with the help of Emily, Audry, Henry, and Liam



Thanks for reading, and check back soon for a picture post and more updates!