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We took this from Hammond Castle about 45 minutes after they pulled away from the dock
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This is Jessica Blazewicz with her grandparents.
From Francesca Combs-
We have had some news of our sailors on the Spirit of Massachusetts and would love to share it with the community. The piece is the first installment of the log for their first day. It was written crew member/camper Jessica Blazewicz and sent to us by Captain Amanda this morning.
Here it is:
“The day began as the students began to show up at the dock. At first, it was awkward and everyone was nervous. Within the hour, however, everyone had found at least one person with whom they could relate. Skepticism of the weather did little to damper the excitement that lay before everyone. Proudly the crew boarded the vessel, their new home, and thus the voyage began.
The first thing to do was to go over the basics of running and caring for the ship. Before even leaving the dock, an hour or so was spent with a tour, exploring and socializing. As soon as the basics were established, it was finally time to leave. As parents waved and yelled their farewells, we looked not back but forward.
With everyone sorted into shifts, it was quite easy to manage the ship. Even though a fog had covered the sea and the chill of the wind cooled us, we were all very happy. As we got farther and farther from the shore, the waves grew bigger. Never did they reach any height to worry about. A few of the crew had already begun to feel the butterflies.
As the day flew by, everyone began to ease into the ways of the ship. Many of the crew were surprised to realize that balance on the land meant nothing over the water. After a fun-acational lesson, we were all delighted by cook Sarah-Renee’s delicious lunch of corn chowder, BLTs and PBJs .
Later we decided to head to Stellwagen Bank where we sure we would see some whales or porpoises. Unfortunately, when we arrived we were disappointed to find nothing but crashing waves and clumps of seaweed.”
Good Morning Gloucester 