Day 2 - June 25th, 2013

Okay, so today begins our second day on this wonderful journey. And how are we going to start this day? Today we start with CRABBING! Yes, I said crabbing – and not some spontaneous dance style that someone made up, but the physical act of going out and catching crabs. With the help of Captain Clay – a dear friend to the Living Classrooms Foundation, the kids were taught how to catch crabs and were able to catch a bushel full of Maryland blue crabs. While crabbing, Captain Clay had a very interesting rule; if anyone missed a crab, they had to sing a song of their choice with their hands on their head. This made things a lot more interesting and really fun.

After crabbing, we set sail onto the Bay, and began with the lessons for the day. Today, they learned more about standing watch and boat maintenance. Captain Joe also went fishing and caught a striped bass – which the kids then got to examine and learn more about. They set their new friend free and started another lesson on reading the chart and doing navigation for the Sigsbee. While in the midst of this lesson, the entire ship was fortunate to see the E.R. Denmark (one of the largest cargo ships in the world) pass right in front in of the Sigsbee. And as an added bonus, they got to experience the fun of riding on the waves created by such a huge vessel. Now after a long day of crabbing, and lessons, we arrived to our second site. Camp was setup fairly quickly – as the kids were now used to it, and before long it was time for dinner. 

Now, guess what we all got a chance to enjoy for dinner? Did you guess yet? Well, if you guessed crabs, you are absolutely correct. After a lesson on opening crabs and finding the edible portions, the entire group got to enjoy the crabs that were caught earlier this morning – talk about working for your food. After a lovely feast, we ended the day with another circle of positives and instructions for the morrow. But wait, there’s more! After everyone was off to their tents and practically asleep, we got warning of a small storm in our area. So everyone who was at camp got out of our tents, ensured they were closed up and safe, and we piled into the van that follows the Sigsbee to our different locations. We hung out in the van, told awesome stories – some funny, some scary - told some riddles and had a merry time as we waited for the storm to pass over. Once everything was clear, we headed back to our tents and went to bed. After such an exhilarating day, I can’t wait to see what’s in store for tomorrow!

Our bushel of crabs after being steamed and cooked.

The Sigsbee bunch of C-Bay 1 enjoying our feast of crabs. :)