Session 2 - Trip 1 (Day 8)

LOCATION: Nahant Bay
COMPLETED TASKS:

• Breakfast--French toast and the usual yogurt bar.
• Awning--Hands to hoist the awning to shield us from the rain.
• Field Day--All hands to deep-clean the entire boat; not a nook or cranny left unexplored
• Final Project--Students tie up loose ends of their articles for the Whale Weekly, the newspaper that will contain informative and entertaining contributions from all of the cadets.
• Certifications--Educator Beth takes each student aside to evaluate their scientific knowledge and  Science Officers, Able-Bodied Seamen, and Galley Mates. 

TASKS TO BE COMPLETED:

• Schooner Olympics--Name that line!  Tie that knot!  Identify that whale!
• Sail for land for the last time.
• And don't forget lunch and dinner

[Every day in their journals, students record the events of the day and reflect on their experiences using a "rose, bud, thorn" evaluation.  They enjoyed "roses", are excited about "buds", and are apprehensive about "thorns".]

ROSE:  Everyone is doing really well on their certifications.  All that hard work and enthusiasm for learning has obviously paid off, because the cadets are able to diagram a trawl net, explain water quality testing, and talk about whales with ease!

BUD: Daily showers. Sleep.  Clean clothes.  Need we say more?

THORN: The Schooner Olympics are the final test of nautical knowledge.  The cadets are nervous about this competitive display of boat comprehension, but the crew is confident they will succeed.