Saturday 11th April 2009 - Day 4 – On the bow sprit
This morning we had the most amazing sunrise so far, it was a burning red, painted over our heads, breaking through the dark and cloudy night sky. The air was cold and there was hardly any wind. Later, during coulours (assembly) at 8 a.m, the boot stood in a position from which we could see the full moon in all its elegance on the one side and the beautiful, majestic sun on the other side. Our information for today, which was announced at colours was that we had a Latitude of 25 ̊09.25` South, a Longtitude of 04 ̊ 23.7` East, that we were travelling at a windspeed of about 20 knots and our nearest coast is Namibia.
For breakfast we finally had cereal, for the first time on this voyage - kellogg's frosties and papaya. It tasted very good and everyone enjoyed the homely breakfast. We had about 2 hours of free time before an hour of class time started in which we first discussed how everyone is feeling and then worked through as much of our schoolwork as we could. After class we had about an hour of free time in which some of us went to the bow to look at the popouses which we first mistook for dolphins but a few people from the more experienced crew explained to us that dolphins would have been twice that size. It was still very nice to watch the porpouses move through the water gracefully though. As we kept watching we also saw bright orange jelly fish swimming through the water right next to our ship. As we were observing these extraordinary animals, we heard the bell to call us to lunch. When we went outside to do our day watches, some of us got the opportunity to work on the bowsprit, which is the part right on the front of the boat. The air was still very chilly but the sun rays warmed us as we attached hanks to the sail. It was a lot of fun, but also quite hard work. After that, some of us had sociology class for one hour, with one of the class afloat teachers and other class afloat students. In this class we spoke about the generalizations of countries and how we feel about charity and why society or individuals feel that it is important to give something to others which are less privileged in their eyes and improve their way of life. It was a very interesting discussion in which all students participated and expressed their point of view. Right after, we had two hours of class in which each of us worked through their schoolwork with Hilary’s assistance.
Before we started our announced movie night for this evening, we had supper. Our plate filled with mashed potatoes, meat and pumpkin was a very filling and satisfying meal for most of us. The brownies as dessert were very good and a few people were hoping to get seconds and thirds. After cleaning the tables and letting galley finish their duties, we started Twilight, a movie which many of us had seen before and others were waiting to see in anticipation. All in all, today was a very fun and exciting day and we went to our rocking beds with smiles on our faces.
For breakfast we finally had cereal, for the first time on this voyage - kellogg's frosties and papaya. It tasted very good and everyone enjoyed the homely breakfast. We had about 2 hours of free time before an hour of class time started in which we first discussed how everyone is feeling and then worked through as much of our schoolwork as we could. After class we had about an hour of free time in which some of us went to the bow to look at the popouses which we first mistook for dolphins but a few people from the more experienced crew explained to us that dolphins would have been twice that size. It was still very nice to watch the porpouses move through the water gracefully though. As we kept watching we also saw bright orange jelly fish swimming through the water right next to our ship. As we were observing these extraordinary animals, we heard the bell to call us to lunch. When we went outside to do our day watches, some of us got the opportunity to work on the bowsprit, which is the part right on the front of the boat. The air was still very chilly but the sun rays warmed us as we attached hanks to the sail. It was a lot of fun, but also quite hard work. After that, some of us had sociology class for one hour, with one of the class afloat teachers and other class afloat students. In this class we spoke about the generalizations of countries and how we feel about charity and why society or individuals feel that it is important to give something to others which are less privileged in their eyes and improve their way of life. It was a very interesting discussion in which all students participated and expressed their point of view. Right after, we had two hours of class in which each of us worked through their schoolwork with Hilary’s assistance.
Before we started our announced movie night for this evening, we had supper. Our plate filled with mashed potatoes, meat and pumpkin was a very filling and satisfying meal for most of us. The brownies as dessert were very good and a few people were hoping to get seconds and thirds. After cleaning the tables and letting galley finish their duties, we started Twilight, a movie which many of us had seen before and others were waiting to see in anticipation. All in all, today was a very fun and exciting day and we went to our rocking beds with smiles on our faces.
Chrissy
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