Whales 2 Day 8

Channel 2! Our favorite radio station. As we listen to morning pop heading to Ardelle once again, we think about the different knots to use while sailing on Ardelle. Sailing without motor power was incredible but surprisingly difficult. The schooner depended solely on wind. After easing out of the harbor, we enjoyed a chill, cool day over the waves; we even picked out turtle killers like hats, balloon, and plastic. It was enjoyable that we could apply what we learned about wind, sails, and knots while we were sailing.
Back on Lady Maryland, we presented our projects about whales, estuaries, and boats. Everyone shared what they learned from their research and it was weird to think that our journey is almost to an end...
Apparently for every end of a trip, the crew of Lady Maryland does a cleaning, composed of thorough water cleaning and bunk sanitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whales 2 Day 7

Sleeping on deck is like being tucked under a starry blanket with the cool salty breeze. The temperature change between night and day is very contrasting that we all woke up with scratchy morning voices. After breakfast, Becca lead us to look over a case study of the laws of the international waters near the limit of Canada’s control. In summary, Spanish fleets were fishing giant amounts of fish near the border of Canada’s waters and Canadian fleets shot a bullet to serve as a warning. We created cohesive arguments to determine who was in the wrong. The activity was a bit challenging because it involved balancing the importance of culture, values, and following the international law and to what extent the law should be enforced. Today was a great day of critical thinking because we were mapping ideas of tragedy of the commons, contemplating hypothetical questions, and discussing Singer’s solution to world poverty.
Then we went to visit the Oceanic Alliance research building, where we looked at cool, new gear and got to pipette and virTual reality in their robotics lab. Then we learned about Lady Maryland focusing on ropes. We learned that sailors use different knots like pins, bits, and cleats to utilize friction on ropes.

 Tragedy of the commons on fishing regulation.

Diving for fishies that represent $10,000.

 

 Tianai trying out the VR whale.

 Abe meticulously using the fin pipette.

 Izzy using the fin pipette next to the Snotbot which collects whale spray without disturbing the whales in action.

 Displays in Ocean Alliance.

 Tianai and Akasa looking over the thermal cam.

 

Angie and a whale ear bone.

Whales 2 Day 6

Today we had an early morning. After cleaning the dishes and prepping for the shipbuilding museum, we got a check in to share and discuss our thoughts on Lady Maryland. We all felt a little homesick, especially when we were doing chores because we don’t do as much back in home. The usual highs were the museums we were lucky to visit and Michael’s delicious food that we always think of, the usual lows were that Lady Maryland was out of the waters. Then we had time to brainstorm and think about our final project, which was flexible but a little challenging.
The shipbuilding museum at Essex was dusty and old. We were easily convinced that the place was full of important antiques and historic records on handimade shipbuilding. Particioatepingin mock shipbuilding was an experience of a lifetime. Then we visited The Adventure which was a large Gloucester schooner. The next stop was at Cape Pond Ice, which was an interesting historic site of the ice industry that started in the 1600s.

 Akasa drawing on the lunch bags.

Marcus also helped write on the lunch bags!

  

Akasa making a trunnel.

 Zoe and her steamy plank.

 Learning the traditional way to waterproof boats.

 

 Zoe, Marcus, and Abe looking over Essex River at low tide.

 View of Essex River.

 Izzy and her plank.

  

 Angie looking at the old records of th shipyard.

 Javier helping a hand on steam bending.

Observing Chuck coil cotton.

 Lecture in The Adventure.

Insides of Cape Pond Ice.

 Group pic of Whales 2!

 Tianai holding a sand trout in The Adventure.

 Ice stage!

 Sweets time mmmmm

 Fisherman’s Memorial.