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Independence Day: July 4th, 2008

The Pirate Crew conspires to write:"On the fifth day of the trip, the 4th of July, we lost Squirtle the turtle, because she fell out during the big waves , and climbed into the cabin. We found her in the life jacket. Port [students] watch swabbed the deck. We all had to create aquatic animals (creature feature). Port learned taxonomy and starboard [students] did watch. Later we went swimming in the bay and (almost) all were stung by jellyfish. Hookem Tim did a giant cannonball !!! [Later that day] starboard swabbed the decks. Then we FINALLY took showers!!! (For the first time in the trip and we called home.) And we had a mini fourth of July cupcake."

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Half-heart's log. Side note... As of last check in, I've received and read out loud 8 blog comments from all of you loved ones!!! It was a highlight to receive blogs from parents, siblings, and a very dextrous typing cat named Whiskers. We've got 2 days left but messages are truly treasure.
PS.... pictures are coming if not now, as soon as we make landfall and I get to a CVS. One more note, spirits were amazingly high this holiday because we were rained on (which cancelled our firework watching trip) and the kids spent their time under a camp bathroom awning playing charade games and telling stories with no complaints and lights out at 10pm.