18 – WHALES!
At 0240 I was up for anchor watch. I was really tired but I like anchor watch. We check the wind direction, wind speed and we also check our bearings…
17 – Aloft, Neuston net, Dolphins, Fireworks
I woke up at 0600 because I heard the big loud engine. I made a cup of coffee and enjoyed the view of Buzzards Bay from deck. This morning my…
16 – Jib Topsail, Swim Call, Zooplankton
Today was the first full day on the boat. We learned how to steer, deploy science material, and furl the Jib Topsail, or JT sail. The JT sail was my…
15 – FIRST BOAT DAY!
Today we boarded the SSV Corwith Cramer at 13:20. We settled in and departed the dock at 14:45. This was exciting because I knew my next adventure was going to…
14 – Cleaning! Oh, and more food of course…
Today was field day! (Which means a lot of cleaning) We took everything out from all the houses and started cleaning all the prep dishes and dishes for serving. Other…
13 – Pancakes, Sharks, Beach, Moana, Sharpie Tats
This morning I made pancakes!! I love making breakfast for everyone it’s so much fun. During class today we did a show and tell about how we are connected to…
12 – Covid tests, Confidence, Coral
As we begin to prep for the ship everyone is getting excited! Today we took our covid tests. I had to spit into a tube and it was the most…
11 – Workout, Food, Beach, Food, Campfire, Food :-)
TODAY WAS A FREE DAY!! Today I woke up at 06:30 for a workout. After my workout I was heating my own breakfast because I was hungry. The RAs had…
10 – Ham ‘n Egg Sammies, Science of Sailing, Plankton
This morning we had a late wake up! Everyone has been so tired the RAs let us sleep in. For breakfast we had egg sandwiches with ham and I had…
9 – Pancakes, Population count, Beach time
Today I got up at 06:30 to go help make breakfast! My friend Aidan helped too. We made pancakes!! After morning chores we were off to class. In nautical science…
8 – Charts, Applications, Pirates (of the Caribbean)
Today at SEA Semester we had banana bread and sausage for breakfast. This was soooo good!! For classes today I learned new things as usual. My favorite class today was…
7 – Whale sadness, Navigation, Flag capturing
This morning we had a delicious smoothie bowl for breakfast. After daily chores we went to our first class which was oceanography. We did a lab today! We looked at…
6 – Coriolis effect, Eggplant, House hopping
At Woods Hole this morning, we had oatmeal for breakfast! I put fresh fruit and peanut butter on the oatmeal and it was really good. During history we continued the…
5 – Currents, Damage Control, Forts
Today was a fun day. During classes we had lots of hands on activities. In oceans and Society we went to The Knob and talked about whaling history and how…
4 – Sleep in, Beach, Maiden, Spoons
Today was a free day. We woke up at 10:00 and had brunch at 11! We had cinnamon rolls, home fries and strawberries at brunch… it’s was sooo good! After…
3 – Gumby suit
Today was such a fun day! We had bagels for breakfast then we went to class. We had oceanography today first and we went to the beach to collect samples…
2 – First day of classes, and BROWNIES
Today was a good first full day. We had overnight oats for breakfast and they were really good. Then we had chores to do; I cleaned the common area and…
1 – Arrival
Today was a fun day. I met a lot of people from all over the country. We talked about class schedules and did some break out activities. Then we made…