Spring 2002 SEAmester East Journal
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SEAmester Log, Part 2
Second Leg, March 2002
Where should we begin? The past week has been filled with timeless stories that just can't be kept to ourselves. We sailed into Nonsuch Bay in Antigua on March 1, which is where Green Island is although we did not dock here, only anchored for a few days. During this time, classes were held and our first coral reef snorkeling off of the island. We were able to see many different types of coral and a lot of marine life. After a few days, we headed for the other side of Antigua, where English Harbour awaited us. English Harbour is known for their fancy yachts and great seamanship so we had to come in there with a bang. We had our sails up and the cannon ready. You should have seen the large gathering of people that came to see us sail in. We actually docked at English Harbour, so we were free to go as we pleased--don't worry, we still had classes. Some of the festivities included going to Shirley Heights, which is a sunset! festival that is held every Sunday. We hiked up the side of a large hill, upon which we all received lovely cacti stuck in our shoes. So you can imagine how thrilled we were to get to the top. Upon reaching the top, we were welcomed with the sounds of a steel drum band, barbecue and all around fun. Towards the end of the evening we sang and danced with a local reggae band. Over the next couple of days we were able to learn the history of English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard from Desmond Nicholson, who is 76 years young! His family started the first charter service in the Leeward Islands. We also had the WONDERFUL experience of our FIRST fresh water shower!!!! We then headed on our way to St. Lucia, but hoove to off the coast of Montserrat, which had been devastated by a volcanic eruption in 1994. The town of Plymouth was destroyed and you can still smell the volcanic ash. It was quite the sight. ! ; We then started on our way to St. Lucia. We arrived in St. Lucia on March 9th. We anchored right off the beach. Our days here were spent going to hot springs, which included hiking up a very large hill, but it was all worth it. We also went to a botanical garden which was filled with many types of flowers and plants native to St. Lucia. Some of the students who were dive certified went diving while the rest of us went snorkeling. It was a different snorkeling experience for we all got stung by jellyfish. We are all the wounded bunch. We also got to see an older man catch a hammerhead shark! It was right next to where we had been snorkeling!!! So needless to say, we have been having lots of excitement. Many of us got to experience the rainforest for the first time. Tour guides took us throught the forest, showing us the native birds and vegetation. Along the trail, we all were able to get cle! aned up in a cool waterfall, it was heaven, just like a shower! In order to test our knowledge of the Harvey Gamage, we had a pin chase, which means we had to scramble, but not run, all over the boat and identify the lines and rigging and basically everything about the Gamage. We will not reveal which of the watches won, for we still have yet to complete the knot portion of our test. On the 11th we left the lovely island of St. Lucia, which is the easternmost island that Seamester has traveled. Breaking new records, we are now sailing around and about in the Grenadines. Stay tuned for further inquiries! To all of our family and friends, we are well and miss you a lot!
-Jessica Richter
SEAmester Student
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