Hello there! Here's an update on what we did for the rest of Tuesday. I forgot my memory card reader on land today but I promise I've been taking pictures and they'll be up soon!
"Today was an early day. Most of us were up by 6:00 AM and some of us earlier (like 5:30). It was probably because of the hard gravel we pitched our tents on. At 7:30 we had breakfast and as soon as we were done, we got back on the boat and left for Crisfield. We left around 9:30 and got there around 4:00. It was a long and wavy trip. During the trip, the crew had us "swab the decks." When we got to the campsite we pitched our tents really fast and had a great burrito dinner. Then Captain Mike took us on a night hike through the woods. It was very exciting. We saw lots of toads and had close calls with other animals."
Written by John
If you left a comment on the last post, I let your camper know. Oh, and we also went on a swim call off the boat! Very refreshing and minimal jellyfish stings.
Check back soon for an update on today's trip to Tangier island!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Mildred Belle Day 1
Hello family and friends!
We've completed our first day on the Mildred Belle and are now underway for day 2. All's well and here we have a recap of the day's events from one of our campers:
"Through the blazing heat on the boat, many people welcomed the rain yesterday. The group divided into Watch 1 and Watch 2-- while Watch 1 learned about plankton with Natalie, Watch 2 worked on navigation with Brendan, pinpointing our location on a chart. We set up camp at Point Lookout, unloaded our stuff, and started making dinner. While we feasted on hamburgers, Boca burgers, and hot dogs, the bugs feasted on us. Everyone managed to get a considerably fair amount of sleep, then ate breakfast, packed up, and set out to the boat. Rather than watch the adults undock the boat like yesterday, the kids were assigned jobs, taking docklines 1 through 4 and roving the sides of the boat with fenders. Everyone is excited for another day on the Mildred Belle and wondering what awaits us in Crisfield."
Written by Megan
Thanks for reading, and check back soon for pictures and more updates!
We've completed our first day on the Mildred Belle and are now underway for day 2. All's well and here we have a recap of the day's events from one of our campers:
"Through the blazing heat on the boat, many people welcomed the rain yesterday. The group divided into Watch 1 and Watch 2-- while Watch 1 learned about plankton with Natalie, Watch 2 worked on navigation with Brendan, pinpointing our location on a chart. We set up camp at Point Lookout, unloaded our stuff, and started making dinner. While we feasted on hamburgers, Boca burgers, and hot dogs, the bugs feasted on us. Everyone managed to get a considerably fair amount of sleep, then ate breakfast, packed up, and set out to the boat. Rather than watch the adults undock the boat like yesterday, the kids were assigned jobs, taking docklines 1 through 4 and roving the sides of the boat with fenders. Everyone is excited for another day on the Mildred Belle and wondering what awaits us in Crisfield."
Written by Megan
Thanks for reading, and check back soon for pictures and more updates!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Summer 2010 is HERE!!!!!
The crew of the Mildred Belle has been working hard all week to prepare the boat and the program for the fantastic adventure they are going to have next week. Can't wait to meet all the students and their families on Sunday.
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