7/10/11

Greetings from Skipjack Sigsbee!
Trip 2 is nicely underway and we've got many exciting things to report. On our second day we caught 3 flounders, 2 Burr fish, a Northern Sea Robin, and an uncountable number of comb jellies. Burr fish are a type of puffer fish which inflate when threatened, which we've learned makes them float on their backs. The Sea Robin is a bizzare looking fish with modified fins that act as feet!
On day three we left Sigsbee behind for a day trip to Tangier Island, an isolated community only accesible by boat. They still speak with accents which linguists say closely resmebles 17th century Cornwallish. The students got to talk to locals during a scavenger hunt, and even went crabbing with some of the best 7 year old watermen we've ever seen!
Everyone is having a great time onboard and at camp. Students are learning tons about sailing, and even how to talk like sailors ("haul away the jib!"). We've had to deal with plenty of mosquitos, but great food and a lack of rain has kept everyone's spirits up.
Bon voyage!