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.