Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The Adventure Continues!


The Adventure Continues!

By SEA SCHOLAR Brody


The journey from Key West, Florida to Bay City, Michigan has been nothing less than exciting. From the start, going through airports and going on flights was much different than my usual travels, and meeting seven people who I would end up living with for a month was very interesting.

After living on the sea for a few days, everything started to become routine: eating at certain times, being on watch for four hours at a time, sleeping and doing homework, and then going back on watch. Seeing dolphins has also become a constant, with a pod of either spotted or bottlenose dolphins swimming alongside the bow of our boat almost daily.


But with all these constants, there are a few surprises that I've encountered. One of which was when I was sleeping during some rough seas. Out of nowhere, a bucket's worth of water landed on my back and legs from some part of the boat that leaks. (I found out later that we hadn’t completely closed a hatch; we check those more carefully now.)

Other than the occasional surprise, it's been pretty smooth sailing. From steering the ship with Captain Noah to sitting on the bowsprit with Kelly and First Mate Kat, we've all been working together as a team and getting along just great.

We leave for New York City today and, to get ready, the crew put us to work cleaning and polishing the whole ship!  Appledore V is looking great and ready to sail proudly with us aboard into New York Harbor in about a week!



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