2012 Trip 5 - Pacific Swift

Trip 5 - Day 2. First dory adventure of trip 5, we made it through squalls and the highest seas I personally have every seen. Port watch; steered by Stephen Duff, were the underdogs who left the Swift last, managing to pass Tristan and his starboard watch most capably steered by Cayla Wolever, as well as leaving Sam´s forward watch steered by Ryan Karakai, in the dust behind. Once we got to shore, we shook off the water from our jeans, and began our tour of Cougar Annie´s Garden. Peter, the care taker of the garden, gave us a tour through this beautiful garden that he has spent years restoring and maintaining. Old growth forests and a clear water lake are a few of the many sites we were treated to during our time ashore, along with the story of Cougar Annie´s Garden.
Rowing back to The Swift, port watch managed to row their way to the Ship first, with forward watch weaving their way back to the ship, using their dory´s sailing rig.
After returning to the Swift, we weighed anchor and started heading south to Baseball Bay. During dinner, we turned off our engine and set sails. We wobbled our way, swaying back and forth, to our anchorage. We anchored as the last bit of sun faded, furled our sails, and headed down to the hold for songs and mug-up treats.
We had a calm, starry night for anchor watch, with very little wind - no worry of dragging anchor. The phosphorescence was seen in the water by many trainees, and new ways of disturbing the water to make it glow were discovered.
A delicious breakfast of egg and cheese burritos was had, and now we are waiting on deck to weigh anchor. I love flaking the anchor chain, I hope I get to do it this morning.
This log was brought to you by trainee Lyndsay Birch.