You may never believe this, but today’s weather was wonderful. The sun came out just in time for lunch and allowed many of us to do our homework lying on the deck. I feel much like a true Mariner now as well, I think I’m getting my sea legs. And if you have ever read “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner,” you might understand the significance of seeing an Alcatraz, or sea bird. They usually bring sailors good luck for it means that land is close. Although I doubt that is true in our case, I will still take the good luck and run with it. Maybe it was the Alcatraz who brought us nice weather???
My classes went well despite the incredible amount of reading I must do. I have to read two novels by the 20th of June, one is Earnest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and the other is Cervantes’ “Little Gypsy Girl.” It’s a lot of reading, but the books seem intriguing so lets all hope I get through them quickly.
The Captain announced this afternoon that we have already sailed 770 nautical miles and have 2600 left to go before we reach Cadiz. In days that is equivalent to 5 days, but I am told that the boat is not traveling at full speed. The reason for this is that they want to give us class time.
Anyways, I will continue to keep you posted about any excited discoveries or adventures I have on the MV Explorer.
-Kira-
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