CTY Whales Trip 2 | Session 2 | Day 8

Thoughts of the Day

Three deja vu's in two weeks, I'm freaking out! -Arthur

Field day... -Carolina

:) -Adrian

Last day! -Jay

Gonna miss the boat, but happy to go home. -Riley

Go Starboard Watch, we tied! -Isabel

Chasmere, by Zeppelin -Grace

I'm coming home mom. P.S. I broke two heads! -Maaz

Why? -Alan

More knots! -Rohan

Today was our last full day onboard the Lady Maryland. We're a bit sad to say goodbye but excited for showers (and cell phones)! Today was our field day, including the main event, thoroughly cleaning the entire ship. We did such a good job that the floors and the head sparkle. We competed as watches for glory but, again, found we are evenly matched. Turns out we all know where to find our lines and how to tie knots super well! Goodnight and we thank Lady Maryland and her wonderful crew for an amazing time at sea.

Also, post is late because the network wasn't working last night! -RA Alex

Tonight's rainbow sunset.

Packing!

Packing!

Repeat: Maaz and Jay from the whale watching!

CTY Whales Trip 2 | Session 2 | Day 7

Thoughts of the Day

Let me think about it... -Arthur

Sunsets -Jay

If you're reading this, it's too late. -Maaz

Sweet child o' mine. -Grace

The water is SO COLD! -Alan

I ripped a contact lens! -Adrian

Two more days left! -Riley

I took a shower today! :) -Isabel

Seine netting and swimming. -Rohan

Showered in the ocean! -Carolina

Bonus post! We had an awesome afternoon and evening and just couldn't wait to share with everyone. Before dinner, we went swimming off the side of the boat and got to shampoo and wash ourselves off. Right now, we're working on our projects for Sarah.

Time to jump into!

Arthur, Maaz, Helen and Tony (hiding) while everyone swims.

Sharing the shampoo while keeping afloat.

Fluke slap of the rare Rohan whale.

Sunset for the night! In the distance you can see the Hope Bridge.

CTY Whales Trip 2 | Session 2 | Days 6-7

We had a great time in Woods Hole! Our first view was of the docks at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). We toured the facilities and got a good look at the work on boats, submersibles, and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) at the docks. In town, Port and Starboard watch competed for glory in a scavenger hunt. Turns out we're all evenly matched. After our delicious dinner, the Captain bought us all ice cream and then we got to use our cell phones! It may have been one of the most exciting nights yet.

This morning, Sarah took us to the beach to use a Seine net. We caught a bunch of fish, including a pipefish and a few small puffers! When we returned to Lady Maryland, it was time to head off towards Bristol again. On the way, we had a Man Overboard drill (we saved the life ring) and set the sails! It was tough work but we'll have the muscles to show for it when we get back.

Coiling the lines and checking the sails after raising them.

One of the pufferfish from our Seine net puffed up.

Searching the Seine net for any animals that we caught.

Riley and Isabel on the Seine net.

Grace and Maaz with the Seine net.

Adrian and Rohan with the Seine net.

Our catch of the day!