Day 2  Halifax

Monday, 25 June     Day 53  Daily Log   Voyage #  0607

We enjoyed a beautiful day along the Halifax waterfront, and again our students could be found in every part of town. I don't think many will be frequenting the beaches as the weather is some what cooler than what we have grown accustom to. US dollars are accepted, people speak English, and the beer is cold. What else could we ask for in a port. 

We are docked on the outside of the commercial piers, and can watch the activities of an active port now that the weekend is over and the work week begins.

There is some engineering training going on this morning as they use the down time to start life boat engines, emergency generators, and steering gear. But once that is done, it is off to town again.

A personal note: I am amazed how weak our dollar has gotten against the foreign exchange. Canada used to be a real bargain with a good exchange rate. Now, although the dollar is stronger than the Canadian dollar, it is only by about 3 cents.

HALIFAX WEB CAMS:

If your student is ashore on the waterfront boardwalk, call his/her cell phone and ask for a live wave from the waterfront boardwalk web cam which is in front of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

The cams are pretty good which means that the view should be good on sailing day Wednesday.

.http://www.halifaxwebcam.ca/live/index.php?CURRENT_CAM=cam6&SET_CAM=cam6

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There goes Sue again tripping and falling in yet another confined space. Her rescuers today are Gardner Brown, Andrew Farnham, Ben Tourangio, Matt Stevens, and with help topside from Charlie Perry and Nick Killanger. This was a difficult area to work in.

Once the victim was stable and packed for the ride, then came the fun part; getting her out. (This is when Sue turned into a 200 pound dummy, no live victims were used for the ride out)

Once out of the tank, the topside team takes over to get Sue to sickbay. Then a tight squeeze down the passageways and up the ladders to the helo deck. Lesson learned! An ounce of precaution is worth a pound of cure.

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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.

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)