7/5/09
Samaa Elbery and Arhea
Swan Creek Marina, Rock Hall, MD
Today we started off the day with more navigation and more learning. My group learned about pollution from the citites and farmlands and we even had a little activity to show us. The city ended up having more pollution….surprise surprise. Then while the other group was on watch and navigating we went down to the cabin and took a quiz. Yes a quiz. But I ended up learning some cool stuff. After that we went trolling again and hoped to catch some crabs or fish in our net. I even made a bet with Joonwoo that we will catch fish but now I owe him a dollar. We ended up catching nothing but like 2 jellyfish. It was still pretty awesome because we were on the boat. When we were chilling on the boat we actually had a draw bridge open so we could pass underneath. It was ironic because I always wanted to know how it felt to stop a whole bridge of traffic. I experienced the opposite side. Yippppeeeeee. Anyway when we arrived at camp or should I say park, we did the usual and set up the tents. we were in a park and there were swings and slides so that brought childhood memories which was sweet. For dinner we had sloppy joes which were DELICIOUS!!! I had to get seconds. That was the most messy but most tasty dinner I’ve ever had so far. After that tasty dinner a few of us played kickball with our new friend Rachel. I sucked at the game but still had fun. Since portwatch was waking up at 4:30 AM we had to go t o bed at 9, but I went to sleep around 10 because I’m a rebel and I’m sooo cool. It was a pretty fun and awesome day.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Happy Birthday....America: Day 6
7/4/09
Chris Robinson AKA “Best Resident Assistant ever”
Wye Island, MD
We started off this beautiful Independence day with delicious pancakes; some topped with chocolate chips others with strawberries yummmmmm. Next the students and staff walked a brief 50 yards to Granary Creek, where they planted bay grass in the tidal waters. We did an amazing job planting about 17 flats of bay grass!! Though it was very mucky and muddy everyone enjoyed helping the Chesapeake bay. The next activity in the fun-filled day was a short one mile canoe ride to the west to a place called Dividing Creek. There we enjoyed a simple yet always satisfying PB&J lunch. Next on the agenda was a nature hike, where we stumbled upon one of the oldest Holly trees in the nation ( over 275 years old). We hung out there for a little while and then hiked back to our canoes and headed back to the campsite. There we played games until dinner time when we enjoyed a heart stir fry dinner. After dinner we headed to a nearby volleyball net where skills and competitiveness came to the surface. After a few hard fought matches we walked back to the campsite for dessert. As soon as the sunset, the students played a glow stick variation of tag in a nearby field. All in all, we celebrated the Birthday of America pretty well.
Chris Robinson AKA “Best Resident Assistant ever”
Wye Island, MD
We started off this beautiful Independence day with delicious pancakes; some topped with chocolate chips others with strawberries yummmmmm. Next the students and staff walked a brief 50 yards to Granary Creek, where they planted bay grass in the tidal waters. We did an amazing job planting about 17 flats of bay grass!! Though it was very mucky and muddy everyone enjoyed helping the Chesapeake bay. The next activity in the fun-filled day was a short one mile canoe ride to the west to a place called Dividing Creek. There we enjoyed a simple yet always satisfying PB&J lunch. Next on the agenda was a nature hike, where we stumbled upon one of the oldest Holly trees in the nation ( over 275 years old). We hung out there for a little while and then hiked back to our canoes and headed back to the campsite. There we played games until dinner time when we enjoyed a heart stir fry dinner. After dinner we headed to a nearby volleyball net where skills and competitiveness came to the surface. After a few hard fought matches we walked back to the campsite for dessert. As soon as the sunset, the students played a glow stick variation of tag in a nearby field. All in all, we celebrated the Birthday of America pretty well.
Our own isolated island: Day 5
7/3/09
Joowoo Suh and Cole Catron
Wye Island, MD
We all woke up at 7 AM. We were all tired and groggy due to the fact that at 10:30 PM last night , we had to trudge up to the empty shack and hold up there for the storm that never came. Sad face. We then went back to our tents at around 11:30 to sleep. We had to pack up all of the tents before we were able to get breakfast. Thank God there weren’t any mosquitoes; we only got one or two bites.
Breakfast consisted of mainly honey nut Cheerios and milk. Yum. We then had to wash all of the dishes and pack away our mess kits. Morning desert was an apple. Yay.
After the delicious breakfast, we packed the rest of our bags and went on a hike. We all went down to a trail that Aaron led us. We went into an abandoned Native American village with some really neat things like log houses(actually bark houses), many discarded bones, and oyster shells. Then, we went down to this really cool beach where we saw the skeletal remains of a trilobite. Sweet.
After the awesome hike, we went back to the Mildred Belle and took off. We were in for a long trip, a 6 hour trip across the Chesapeake Bay which ended at Wye Island.
Joonwoo got to steer the boat which was really fun. Cole got to navigate and to keep watch was awesome. We saw eight sting rays that day which was pimp. In total, the group saw about 20 rays.
Down in the cabin, we were all introduced to Squirtle, the ship’s pet terrapin. The crew found her 3 years ago in the bay.
After toying around with Squirtle, we all went to the stern of the boat and learned how to make knots. It was really fun learning how to make them, but we got our ropes taken away.
Soon, we made our way into the river in which we had to find the dock. We ended up getting lost for a little, but that was cool because it was our fault.
When we docked at Wye Island, we were amazed. There was a huge cornfield with no corn to be seen. There were several trees and vegetation, but what surprised us the most was that it was basically an open plain. There was so much open space. It was a new experience for the most of us and to those who had this new experience felt like it was majestic.
Our campsite was really nice wit a campfire surrounded by logs. After setting up tents, we made dinner. It consisted of some excellent pasta and quesadillas. We all had a cup of lemonade. The end.
Joowoo Suh and Cole Catron
Wye Island, MD
We all woke up at 7 AM. We were all tired and groggy due to the fact that at 10:30 PM last night , we had to trudge up to the empty shack and hold up there for the storm that never came. Sad face. We then went back to our tents at around 11:30 to sleep. We had to pack up all of the tents before we were able to get breakfast. Thank God there weren’t any mosquitoes; we only got one or two bites.
Breakfast consisted of mainly honey nut Cheerios and milk. Yum. We then had to wash all of the dishes and pack away our mess kits. Morning desert was an apple. Yay.
After the delicious breakfast, we packed the rest of our bags and went on a hike. We all went down to a trail that Aaron led us. We went into an abandoned Native American village with some really neat things like log houses(actually bark houses), many discarded bones, and oyster shells. Then, we went down to this really cool beach where we saw the skeletal remains of a trilobite. Sweet.
After the awesome hike, we went back to the Mildred Belle and took off. We were in for a long trip, a 6 hour trip across the Chesapeake Bay which ended at Wye Island.
Joonwoo got to steer the boat which was really fun. Cole got to navigate and to keep watch was awesome. We saw eight sting rays that day which was pimp. In total, the group saw about 20 rays.
Down in the cabin, we were all introduced to Squirtle, the ship’s pet terrapin. The crew found her 3 years ago in the bay.
After toying around with Squirtle, we all went to the stern of the boat and learned how to make knots. It was really fun learning how to make them, but we got our ropes taken away.
Soon, we made our way into the river in which we had to find the dock. We ended up getting lost for a little, but that was cool because it was our fault.
When we docked at Wye Island, we were amazed. There was a huge cornfield with no corn to be seen. There were several trees and vegetation, but what surprised us the most was that it was basically an open plain. There was so much open space. It was a new experience for the most of us and to those who had this new experience felt like it was majestic.
Our campsite was really nice wit a campfire surrounded by logs. After setting up tents, we made dinner. It consisted of some excellent pasta and quesadillas. We all had a cup of lemonade. The end.
Sundoes and Jaime's Crazy Adventures: Day 4
7/2/09
Sundoes Elbery and Jaime “Unbreakable” Moscoso
Jefferson Patterson Park, St. Leonard, MD
Walking out of the girl’s bathroom, after spending the night there a wave of disaster hit our eyes. Everything gradually went downhill. A severe storm hit our campsite and we had water and dirt in all of our belongings, but we still held it together long enough to eat some cereal and RUN a boat. We learned to steer, navigate, and maintain the vessel.
Without Chris( the coolest RA in the history and prehistory of mankind) on board it was pretty quiet. He was too busy helping dry the tents and sleeping bags from the storm that made everything wet. We stood on the deck of the Mildred Belle for a couple of hours and while we were on her we wer taught to tie knots; the bowline and round turn-two half hitches. We practiced that a couple of times and Aaron of course made a couple of corny jokes while teaching us. He definitely earned the nickname of K-NO. we felt accomplished because we finally can help out with the knots around the boat instead of letting Liz, Matt, or Aaron do it. When we arrived to our campsite most of the tents were dried, but that did not prevent us from having fun. The place was called Jefferson Patterson Park and it was beautiful. We ate delicious hamburgers for dinner and played a great football game. We both tackled people and we were winning until the staff caught us tackling and began to patronize us. We had to play two-hand touch but we still had . By this day we gave Matt a nickname that of Shorty; we first gave him the name of “ the Tall one” but we felt bad and began to call him shorty. At night we gazed at the stars and enjoyed the view since we do not see the stars that often up in Jersey. We both are always enthusiastic and engaged in everything because this is one of the best things we’ve done in our lives and know that we probably would not do it again. We take everything in because we want to honor all of theses moments; we appreciate everything that comes to us and honestly we the crew so much. CTY ROCKS!!!!
Sundoes Elbery and Jaime “Unbreakable” Moscoso
Jefferson Patterson Park, St. Leonard, MD
Walking out of the girl’s bathroom, after spending the night there a wave of disaster hit our eyes. Everything gradually went downhill. A severe storm hit our campsite and we had water and dirt in all of our belongings, but we still held it together long enough to eat some cereal and RUN a boat. We learned to steer, navigate, and maintain the vessel.
Without Chris( the coolest RA in the history and prehistory of mankind) on board it was pretty quiet. He was too busy helping dry the tents and sleeping bags from the storm that made everything wet. We stood on the deck of the Mildred Belle for a couple of hours and while we were on her we wer taught to tie knots; the bowline and round turn-two half hitches. We practiced that a couple of times and Aaron of course made a couple of corny jokes while teaching us. He definitely earned the nickname of K-NO. we felt accomplished because we finally can help out with the knots around the boat instead of letting Liz, Matt, or Aaron do it. When we arrived to our campsite most of the tents were dried, but that did not prevent us from having fun. The place was called Jefferson Patterson Park and it was beautiful. We ate delicious hamburgers for dinner and played a great football game. We both tackled people and we were winning until the staff caught us tackling and began to patronize us. We had to play two-hand touch but we still had . By this day we gave Matt a nickname that of Shorty; we first gave him the name of “ the Tall one” but we felt bad and began to call him shorty. At night we gazed at the stars and enjoyed the view since we do not see the stars that often up in Jersey. We both are always enthusiastic and engaged in everything because this is one of the best things we’ve done in our lives and know that we probably would not do it again. We take everything in because we want to honor all of theses moments; we appreciate everything that comes to us and honestly we the crew so much. CTY ROCKS!!!!
I'm on a Boat: day 3 on the Might Mildred Belle
7/1/09
Billy and Daniel
Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD
Today we woke up and ate breakfast at a camping site at Crisfield. This is the second crazy day. We hate all the mosquitoes chasing us around. Then we boarded the Mildred Belle and did some work. Billy steered and was also on lookout that day. On lookout, you watch out for obstacles such as buoys and crab pots. Steering was super fun. Finally we arrived at Tangier Island, Virginia. Most of the people there catch crabs for their jobs. The island was beautiful. We went swimming at a beach. The beach water was warm and we played keep-away with Liz’s shirt( she had a bathing suit on don’t worry). The bad part of the day was that I found out that my ear was sunburned and we had to walk back to the boat in wet and sandy shoes. Next, we camd back to camp and ate dinner. When we were about to sleep, a thunderstorm came. We had to sleep in the girl’s bathroom and played games. Dan talked a lot. Haha. Billy went to the boy’s bathroom, and tried to sleep on the bench there. Fail.
Billy and Daniel
Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD
Today we woke up and ate breakfast at a camping site at Crisfield. This is the second crazy day. We hate all the mosquitoes chasing us around. Then we boarded the Mildred Belle and did some work. Billy steered and was also on lookout that day. On lookout, you watch out for obstacles such as buoys and crab pots. Steering was super fun. Finally we arrived at Tangier Island, Virginia. Most of the people there catch crabs for their jobs. The island was beautiful. We went swimming at a beach. The beach water was warm and we played keep-away with Liz’s shirt( she had a bathing suit on don’t worry). The bad part of the day was that I found out that my ear was sunburned and we had to walk back to the boat in wet and sandy shoes. Next, we camd back to camp and ate dinner. When we were about to sleep, a thunderstorm came. We had to sleep in the girl’s bathroom and played games. Dan talked a lot. Haha. Billy went to the boy’s bathroom, and tried to sleep on the bench there. Fail.
Fun in the Sun : Day 2 on the Mildred Belle
6/30/09
Brooke Edelson and Samuel “ Heavy Duty” Goldberg
Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD
Today was filled with exciting, nerve-wracking, and fun experiences. We began by crossing the Chesapeake Bay. In order to accomplish this, many jobs were required including: navigating the boat(distance, ETA, reference points, etc), steering the boat, keeping watch for crab pots and buoys and handling lines during docking and launching. Furthermore during the ride we practiced proper names for the parts of the boat. Lunch was a highlighted by a “splash” of salt. We also trolled for fish, sea jellies, crabs, and other bay creatures.
After helping the captain and learning tons, we drove to a delightful campsite in Crisfield, MD. Crisfield is a crabbing town in southern Maryland. Then tents were set up and dinner prepared. The spaghetti and garlic bread were delicious and helped to steer off unwanted mosquitoes. Once finished eating, recreational games began such as ultimate Frisbee and “two hand touch” football. Next we went on a hike through the park that we were staying, and stumbled upon a dock were we sat and watched a magnificent sunset. Then it was off to bed to rest up for another fun day on the Mildred Belle.
Brooke Edelson and Samuel “ Heavy Duty” Goldberg
Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD
Today was filled with exciting, nerve-wracking, and fun experiences. We began by crossing the Chesapeake Bay. In order to accomplish this, many jobs were required including: navigating the boat(distance, ETA, reference points, etc), steering the boat, keeping watch for crab pots and buoys and handling lines during docking and launching. Furthermore during the ride we practiced proper names for the parts of the boat. Lunch was a highlighted by a “splash” of salt. We also trolled for fish, sea jellies, crabs, and other bay creatures.
After helping the captain and learning tons, we drove to a delightful campsite in Crisfield, MD. Crisfield is a crabbing town in southern Maryland. Then tents were set up and dinner prepared. The spaghetti and garlic bread were delicious and helped to steer off unwanted mosquitoes. Once finished eating, recreational games began such as ultimate Frisbee and “two hand touch” football. Next we went on a hike through the park that we were staying, and stumbled upon a dock were we sat and watched a magnificent sunset. Then it was off to bed to rest up for another fun day on the Mildred Belle.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
We've been busy!
Sorry for the lack of posts, but we've been busy crossing back and forth across the Bay. We started our adventures in the Southern Maryland area - Solomon's Island to be exact. We have visited Point Lookout State Park, Crisfield, Tangier Island, Jefferson Paterson Park and Wye Island. We had some pretty lively storms while in Crisfield so ended up in the bathroom taking shelter for most of the night - not the most comfy place, but we were safe and dry. Too bad the same couldn't be said for our tents. Fortunately our trusty land support Scott and Liz made a stop a the laundry mat for us and dried out our sleeping bags! Sadly we did have storms the following night at Jefferson Paterson but they were not quite as active and we had a lovely educational facility to seek shelter in for a bit.
We spent the 4th of July on Wye Island. On Friday night we were able to glimpse fireworks from the town of St. Michael's. We got up Saturday morning and did our part for the environment. We planted 14 flats of wetland grasses. It isn't the most glamorous work, but we did it quickly and are hoping our efforts do their part to restore valuable shoreline at Wye Island. We then went on a canoe/kayak adventure to the next creek over. Had lunch, then hiked to a giant old Holly tree that is over 290 years old!!!! We then canoed and kayaked back to our campsite.
We all have lots of bug bites, are pretty tired, but are having a great time!
We spent the 4th of July on Wye Island. On Friday night we were able to glimpse fireworks from the town of St. Michael's. We got up Saturday morning and did our part for the environment. We planted 14 flats of wetland grasses. It isn't the most glamorous work, but we did it quickly and are hoping our efforts do their part to restore valuable shoreline at Wye Island. We then went on a canoe/kayak adventure to the next creek over. Had lunch, then hiked to a giant old Holly tree that is over 290 years old!!!! We then canoed and kayaked back to our campsite.
We all have lots of bug bites, are pretty tired, but are having a great time!
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