What a busy two days the CTY students have had on the Lady
Maryland! Yesterday we spent the day at
Mystic Seaport, CT, where the students explored the museum and other
attractions. The students were able to enjoy an extra special presentation by a
chantey man named Don. Don sang a number
of chanteys and played multiple instruments for the group while the group was
aboard the Charles W. Morgan, the last surviving American wooden whaling
ship. It was an exhilarating experience,
and one that the students and staff will not soon forget. After the chantey presentation, the students
went on a scavenger hunt around Mystic Seaport, searching for answers to
questions about whaling and sailing.
Around 2:00 pm the Lady Maryland departed from Mystic and headed to her
anchorage for the night. The students
were able to enjoy a swim call and a hearty meal, before heading into a lesson
about the importance of weather to sailing.
Today, July 9th, the Lady Maryland sailed
throughout the day, hoping to reach her destination by dinner time. The morning hours held a number of fishing
trawls, which yielded great results! The
students caught very large whelks, a variety of fish and crabs, and tons of
seaweed! It was a rewarding morning for
our students. The afternoon hours
consisted of a four hour watch for port watch students while the starboard watch
worked on their final newspaper project and tested the water quality of our
position. The watches switched
activities until dinner, and the students had some well deserved relaxation as
they enjoyed their vittles. We anchored
before dinner was served, and on our way in, the Lady Maryland passed the Pride
of Baltimore II, another Baltimore
tall ship. The Pride fired one of her
guns for the kids, which caused quite the stir of excitement. After dinner the students completed their
daily ship chores and dinner clean up, before heading into the main hold to
examine plankton under the microscope.
It has been an adventure filled number of days for our students,
and tomorrow only promises more excitement!
The educators and crew aboard the Lady Maryland have worked extra hard
on an extra special trip planned for tomorrow, and can’t wait to make it
happen! Until then, it is almost bed
time – but not until our students have viewed their plankton TV!
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| Squid dissection with Captain Michael |
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| More squid dissection...immediately after which the Captain treated the students to ice cream! |
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| A replica of the Morgan |
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| The actual Morgan at Mystic Seaport. She is under reconstruction for the next year, and hopes to do a tour starting next summer. That's right, she will sail again! |
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| Don, the chantey man. |
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| Entranced by the chanteys |
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| The whole gang |
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| The bunks aboard the Morgan - and we thought we were cramped on Lady Maryland! |
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| Below decks on the Morgan |
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| The furnace that held the tri-pots on the Morgan |
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| The tri-pots were used to heat blubber to get whale oil. |
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| Mystic Seaport |
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| Mystic Seaport |
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| The Joseph Conrad at Mystic Seaport |
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| Inside a cooperage |
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| We caught a sea star! |
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| And we caught a sea urchin! |
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| ...and we caught some very large whelks! |
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| Working on identification of the catch. |
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| The Pride of Baltimore II |
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| Also the Pride of Baltimore II - post cannon fire. |
1 comment:
What a fun way to learn! I’m sure the students enjoyed this immensely. It is good for teacher to take their students out once in a while. They can learn a lot of things outside the confines of their classrooms. You are giving them a front seat in a very incredible experience. And the best part is, they got to study some marine species while taking in the breathtaking view of the sea.
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