Dear Readers,
Well, we’re cruising right along through the Atlantic,
and Summer Sea Term for that matter. I
can hardly believe we’re just four days off from Dublin! And here’s a fun fact: tomorrow we’ll be
heading over the Porcupine Abyssal Plain.
I had no idea there was such a Plain named after a Porcupine, but there
it is on our chart! I’d love to find out
how it got its name…
There’s just one round of finals left for Engineers and
first class Deckies (cargo safety, marlinspike seamanship, knot tying, and ground
tackle) tomorrow, many of whom have been
camped out in the library all day. Most
other cadets are now on the final stretch to port and taking advantage of some
long-missed down time, including a very heated foosball tournament going on
outside the library in the “rec room.” Whether it’s just for 15 minutes between
classes or for hours after dinner, crowds of students gather around the three
tables to outpace the others in an epic battle of spinning very small soccer
players rapidly around on a post, keeping the foosball out of their respective
goals. So far, there appears to be a
three-way tie for the lead between Cadets Adam Gray, Atley Sanders, and Mate
Owen Palmiotti.
Others have taken a preference to a less fast-paced
activity; like, you know, reading, playing Scrabble, or chess. (I had to gently suggest today that
“iorny" was not a Scrabble-approved word, and perhaps they were thinking
of “irony” instead.)
Wishing everyone good luck over the next few days, and
hoping for successful exams and final assignments!
Until next time,
Books
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