Location: Marigot, St. Lucia
The day began with a relatively slow morning, thanks to a much-deserved night of relaxation ashore the previous evening. Ears soon pricked up as news filtered down the lines of an impending visit from Tropical Storm Tomas. Following a speedy breakfast, the deck was sorted down, and a secondary anchor deployed, ready to bear anything that Mother Nature could throw our way. A relatively painless Oceanography quiz was completed hastily before most of the crew decided to relocate themselves to shore and check out what little was still up and running. I’m told some opted to brave the now hurricane category one classified Tomas from the comfort of a hotel room, while those who did remain aboard amused themselves with an assortment of board games and movies (pausing only to take pictures of the occasional flying Hobie cat) A Marine Biology class started off the night’s activities following the serving of a delicious pasta dish for supper. While everyone begins to settle down for the evening now, veterans of their first hurricane and the excitement draws to a close, wind, and rain continue to race around the boat like go-karts competing for a position on a race track. Kris out.