Location: Sandy Point Town, St. Kitts
One’s first voyage is definitely one for the books. After my first night shift, I can say I learned a few new constellations. However, whether it was due to a sudden fascination with astrology or an attempt to push away sea sickness is up to debate. When ‘Watch Team 3’ was woken up at 6 AM for our morning watch, we were greeted with a much calmer ocean than the Poseidon-like waves from the night before (author’s note: this is a drastic exaggeration due to my earlier lack of sea legs). As the sun started to show, we noticed a group of dolphins were following alongside us, giving us a sunrise that could easily be placed on a postcard from the island gift shop. It was a strange experience, looking off into the horizon with no land in sight, but every time we could see land off in the distance gave us hope. To ease any worry, it wasn’t that we were off course; our navigation skills were going great, but we’d all seen Castaway, and I hadn’t found a volleyball on the ship yet. Our sailing and watch teams continued throughout the afternoon with some throwback 90’s music accompanying our voyage. After dinner, some of us went to bed, unable to tell exactly what time we would be arriving in St.Kitts. A wave of excitement came as we were woken up at 9:30 with news that we were ready to anchor in St.Kitts! I don’t know if any of us even noticed the light rain as we anchored. St.Kitts was glowing with lights as we arrived after roughly 30 hours of sailing. I’m sure we will all have a great night’s sleep in anticipation of exploring another island in the morning.