March 20, 2009

Some of us still feeling sea sick and feel that it’ eating us up into pieces we continue to be on are way to St. Johns, U.S Virgin Islands. Not getting there as fast as we would like to, do to our steering and wind conditions we continue to help each other out and cheer each other on. This new experience we are all facing is nothing we have done before so us trying to get use to the system having to clean the deck some of us doing soles and bowls and having to do dishes also with salt water, concentrated soap, and bleach is something new to us. Also one of us gets the opportunity to help Lizy are cook in the gallery for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and that takes us out of our watch till after dinner. While helping the cook we have to do most of the prep stuff and putting things out. Once were done with that meal we can do anything basically we can choose to go to sleep we can just relax till the next meal of the day. As far as for us trying to learn are lines it’s still some work in progress because we don’t have them all down yet or remembered. We have also started to get some of our stuff checked off from our first checklist like for example what to do if they’re was a fire or man over board and abandon ship. Also were are all those things located like fire extinguishers, the PFD’s, water, food life rafts etc. Still enjoying this new experience we continue to be anxious to get to St. Johns soon.
Cathy Ortega