Monday, July 7, 2014
July 7, 2014 ( Trip 1, Day 8)
The end of our voyage is near - today is our last full day at sea! We had a blast in Provincetown and enjoyed the chance to stretch our legs but today has been great back on the water. Crossing over Cape Cod Bay was bumpy and chilly but warm hot chocolate and a whale sighting from Lady Maryland herself made for an exciting morning. This afternoon, now sunny and beautiful, culminated in the 'Schooner Olympics', a friendly competition between the port and starboard watches (which have rotated between lessons and boat duties throughout the trip). We had fun racing to coil lines, tie knots, relay to identify lines ( basically all the many many ropes on the ship), and put our navigation knowledge to the test. As the trip winds down, the students will present their research question projects to each other and the entire crew and we will have one final night in our bunks!
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Thanks for the updates on Trip 1 - Sounds like they had the opportunity to experience all kinds of sailing weather - racing ahead of a hurricane, flooding in New Bedford, and clear skies after the storm! It also looks like they had rare opportunity to dock alongside the historic whaling ship the Charles W. Morgan twice on it's 38th voyage! What a neat way to end the first trip and for the 2nd trip to start it's voyage!
We'd love some more pictures!
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