All
right, everybody up! All hands on deck!
6:00 a.m. No
coffee. We are
anchored in Cape Cod Bay, and are seeing the sun for the first
time in what seems to be days.
We decide that we will sail right off the anchor. This
may not mean much to those of you who do not sail.
But trust us; this is no easy task.
Luckily we have no shallow water around us to worry
about. When
sailing off the anchor we must be sure that we raise the
correct sails, at the correct time, in the correct order.
We were not able to actually set sail yesterday so it
is quite enjoyable to be sailing once again. Our
destination for the day lies on the other side of the bay.
During the sail there is plenty to keep us busy.
The rotating watches control the ship, while those of
us not on watch help wherever we can and learn about the
history of the Ernestina.
We were served a rather familiar lunch (leftovers from
earlier in the trip ….. mmmmmmm, leftovers). We
also had the opportunity to do another otter trawl.
We pull up flounder, moon snails, starfish, crabs, and
a large quantity of skates.
We spend some time examining and learning about these
creatures. With
good winds, we arrive off the coast of Provincetown early
enough that we have time to take the dories (row boats) out to
the beach. We
spend some time swimming, and relaxing for the first time all
day. Upon our
return to the Ernestina we are served a not-so-familiar dinner
(eggrolls, and cookies for dessert ……mmmmmmmmmm, cookies).
We look forward the dry bunks that await us since the
leaks have been re-repaired, and to our partial night’s
sleep due to the necessity of anchor watches (boooooooooo,
anchor watches).
~Ian McCabe (15)
&
April Morton (17) ~
Program Coordinator:
Rhonda Moniz
Schooner Sound Learning Program Coordinator: Chris Newlan
Captain: Gregg Swanzey
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The ship gets a good cleaning
at the start of every day.
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