Whales Trip 2
Day 0
We had a very emotional goodbye with our friends of the C-bay group. The kids that went on land the first half of the program succeded in building strong friendships in just 8 days. We all were very sad because we will not see each other again until the last day of the course. However, we also were very excited for beginning a new and amazing adventure. None of us have ever lived on a ship before and that is one of the main reasons the majority of the students chose this summer program. 
The adventure started sooner that what we had planned because we were a little late for our flight and we had to run across all the airport to get to the boarding gate just some seconds before they closed. With a great demonstration of team work, we made it!
The flight lasted only 50 minutes and after landing and taking our luggage, we went to our first destination: The Massachusetts Maritime Academy. There we met our teammates of Whales Trip 1 and spent a nice evening hearing about what both groups had learned until now.
Day 1
We had breakfast in the cafeteria of the school where we stayed and played football/soccer for a while before saying goodbye to the Whales Trip 1. When we got to the "Lady Maryland", the crew welcomed us and explained the rules and how to work while sailing. Since the kids have built a tight-knit group, they did not have troubles learning about sailing. Therefore, they were making knots,  coiling ropes, raising sails and navigating the ship.
In the evening we arrived to Provincetown coast and we anchored the Lady Maryland there. The captain explained to us that since we were anchored, we had to take turns to do guards and watch that everything was in order at night. This is called the anchored watch.