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  Day 1 in Split

Friday, 8 June     Day 36   Daily Log   Voyage #  0307

 

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Editorial note and corrections. Our reporter and editorial staff made an error in yesterday's sports column, we are deeply humbled and hope that this error did not cause undo stress and hardship on those involved. The text should have read;

The basketball tournament has been reduced to the final two. Team "Slippery When Wet," which consists of Trepp, Farin, Cullen, and Stewart. Who will be challenging team "Shake and Bake," which consists of, Morse, Malo, OMAR CHAAR, and JARRED STERNBERG . Good Luck to both teams.

I am pretty sure that we can accurately report that we have successfully arrived in Split. This morning's tour of the Croatian islands as we made our approach was incredible. It was as if we slipped back into time. There was quite a morning crowd on the bridge wing. A Croatian language lesson was offered by Capt. Brandon, who believes that she will be able to talk her way out of trouble. We are not convinced, and will have the American embassy on stand by to bail her out.

We have been assigned a berth in the industrial section of Split, which from a learning perspective isn't bad as we passed ship yards and repair facilities. The bad part about it is that we will be relying on the local bus service to get us into town. Which is about 15 minutes away. The Language will be a challenge in this part of town. However, I am optimistic that there will be some English spoken in the tourist section of town.

This should be a great port for the students, full of culture and history, crystal clear water and plenty of opportunities to challenge their imaginations.

Although it was very comfortable on the water. As we finished tying up away from the sea breeze, it started to get very hot. Liberty, Liberty, Liberty; look out Split here we come.

 

 

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Daily Cruise Statistics
        

Position at 1200 Local Time (LT)                                                   Zone Description GMT+2 hours
 
Arrival Split Croatia

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Wind: 
Sea:    
Swell: 
Sky:     Partly Cloudy
Temperature:  Hot  Air     Sea   

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                                               Today's after mooring team after a job well done

 

Tug Argus, lending a hand as we arrive in Split               Sometimes we wonder why a gallon of paint doesn't go very far

 

 

 

Notes:  

Gibraltar Info:             Gib Info

Palermo Info:

Split Info:

Halifax Info:

Rockland/Castine  Excursion:

Rockland to Castine the day we arrive back at our home berth (30 June) has been designated as a possible "excursion day".  The U.S. Coast Guard has granted us a permit to take extra persons on board above our vessels certification.  To do this we have to have certain lifesaving procedures and equipment on board.  Accordingly the numbers we can take are strictly limited.  We, of necessity,  have limited our guests to 2 persons per upper class student on cruise (immediate family members only) plus official MMA invitees and crew member guests.  We can not offer more because we do not have the lifesaving capability.  Also this is always a tentative adventure which, because of weather, security, operational difficulties etc. may be cancelled up to the last moment.  The security issue is becoming a big item in how we offer and execute these excursions, so for those who are planning to attend please be patient with the necessary safety and security procedures.

Tally   
Cruise mileages:

Castine to Gibraltar

Gibraltar to Palermo

Palermo to Split

Split to Halifax

Halifax to Rockland / Castine

 

TOTAL Cruise Mileage:      

 

 3889.5   Nautical Miles

    

    

    4460   Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

      280   Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

 

    

   
 
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