Location: 35º 58.527’N 8º 30.408’W
After some chaos in the galley due to some exploded milk and yogurt (which was kindly cleaned up by Macie and Lanie), watch teams 2 and 3 went to sleep, and watch team 1 headed up for their 8-12 morning watch. During the watch, Lou Lou and Dylan cleaned the engine room bilge, and Maya got her helm-sona. Rooke began making lunch along with Alexis and Henry. Lunch today was a casserole prepared with so much love, but it was an hour late. It was okay, though, because it allowed Greyson, Payton, Andrew, and Hays to sleep in. While they slept in, watch team 2 struck reef one, put up the fish, and Alex took it in on the fish sheet (which means we got to sail with all six sails today!) Also, while watching, Lana spotted a dolphin, and Jack sprayed everyone with his water gun. After lunch, Logan finished his essay! Yay! It was one day late, but we are still proud of him!! Ella learned how to make friendship bracelets. For seamanship, we took some more notes for our IYT Crew Certification exam, which is tomorrow. Before leadership, Mimi and Avery had a quick between-class snack break of chips and Nutella. During leadership, in typical AQ fashion, we got our note cards on which we would write each other letters. Normally we got those 1-2 nights before our trip ends however, since we have to write a total of 33 letters (one for everyone on the crew, staff, the office, and ourselves) we’re being given a week to do write them. For our second half of leadership, we did an activity to continue on with the theme of writing to each other. We all wrote our names on a piece of paper and stuck them to our backs. Then we went around writing kind things we thought about each other on our backs. While the activity was happening, our chefs, plus Brady, started cheffing up the fried chicken. However, the chefs used a bit too much oil, and the fire alarm went off. Luckily, there was no actual fire; everyone was safe, and the chicken was still very good. Before dinner, Mina, Greyson, Emily, Alex, and Macie memorized their lines for their lines test. After the cleanup, Sadie took her lines test and only missed one question. Now, watch team 2 is on watch, Lizzy is on the helm, and the rest of us are getting ready to shower and go to bed.