We are one day closer to being home, the weather has been interesting to say the least, we have been passing through some heavier seas, higher winds, and some occasional rain. For the most part everyone is in good spirits, it could be in part to us being ten days from home, it could also be from us having a lot of fun while in port. Cadets all have a lot to do before cruise is up, some are working on projects, others are trying to finish their sign offs, some are busy doing day work as needed. These last few days will surely go by fast.

Some of the cadets were seen on deck after lunch fishing, they haven’t caught many fish since our departure. Two were pulled out this afternoon though and were decent sized. Hopefully more are pulled from the seas in the next few days.

On the Classroom deck cadets were busy presenting their fire plans and responses in the event of a fire on ship. This is important to have and understand the possible risk areas throughout the vessel. The response will correlate with risks in that space. An example of this would be a Class A or C fire on the bridge, and knowing how to attack it while limiting the damage to critical equipment.

As we come to finishing our last leg of the trip we are all thinking about what we will do when we get back home. For some we will continue onto the second cruise while others will go directly into the merchant fleet. We are all looking forward to see where we go after this.