"Does everyone think they’re just now going to
lose weight in a week?" –disappointed female cadet coming out of an
apparently over crowded cardio room.
We’ve survived ice-infested, fog-covered waters and making great time past Canada.
Some sightings of “orca” whales have been reported in the last few
hours; sorry to say, cadets, they’re most likely pilot whales or a type of
dolphin. I’m hoping someone got some
pictures!
Cadet Jordan Rose, former chess champion from a couple of
posts back, would like report that his day as messman (which began at 0530 this
morning!) was successful. As an
engineer, he’s reported for messman three times already; his deck counterparts,
however, could report up to 8 times during their cruise! Messman duties could include serving, working
in the scullery, collecting garbage, wiping tables, and running pots and pans
from the cooks in the galley. Today’s
work day also included having underclassmen shadow upper class rates and help
them with their daily tasks, like checking the lifeboats (boat rate), lines
(bosun rate), designing special projects (carpenters), normal checks on the
gyro or chart corrections (navigators), etc.
Finals have come and gone for many, while others still
wait with baited breath. Ship’s
operations are gearing towards shoreside preparations, and forms for berthing
check outs have started circulating. I’m
constantly reminded by my library visitors with just as much enthusiasm usually reserved for, say, opening a pile of birthday presents or getting your very first car. that there are “Only 4 days and a
wake up left!!!”
Cheers,
Books
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