Today was a little bit of a crazy day. Molly had to leave us to be with her family and Nettie was finally able to join us. Once Nettie was aboard we untied dock lines and started off on our adventure. We set the fores’l and the jumbo and sailed off the dock. The girls were wide-eyed and not sure what to expect. I wish I could even begin to explain the mixture of expressions on their faces. As a sailor and avid traveler, I was jumping around with excitement and I’m pretty sure the girls thought I was nuts. I hope that they find the excitement in this journey that I have so been looking forward to. As we were leaving the harbor in Puerto Rico we passed El Morro, which is part of the fort in Old San Juan. Having visited on land yesterday, it was amazing to be able to see it from the sea and experience how big it really is. Not too long after leaving Puerto Rico the first of the girls started to get sea sick. First Iris, then Cathy, then Celina, then Julia…They did really well in not letting it get them down and still trying to be involved in what was going on. They were really supportive of each other -- a good beginning to them working as a team. Those that weren’t sick were jumping up to help cover for the other girls that were sick. All in all it was a good first sailing day minus the seasickness. The little personal perk for the day was seeing the Southern Cross, which is a constellation, for the first time. We hope everyone is doing well at home and keep checking in on our adventures!
Ann Wasser (instructor)
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