Location: St Helena
My morning started with a lovely 12-4 am watch in which we debated some truly wonderful topics. Gallbladders are really useful, folks. Keep that in mind. After my early morning, I was so excited to get a solid night’s sleep in but instead was woken up at 6:42 by watch team 1 shouting, “LAND HO!” after which I promptly rolled over and went back to sleep. When I finally stumbled up onto deck a few hours later, there she was: St. Helena. A rocky little island covered with cliffs, she truly was a sight to behold after 11 days at sea. We had lunch and then a quick review for our upcoming ICC exam, and then we were pulling the sails down and dropping anchor!!!! Most of the crew, myself included, were itching for a swim, but we had more important things to do. We boarded a little taxi boat (in two shifts) to stop by immigration and take our first steps on land. Our time on land lasted all of 10 minutes – and then we were back on Argo doing some boat appreciation work where we swabbed the deck, scrubbed the floors, and repacked all our food. Then – finally, FINALLY, it was time. We jumped into the water for the first time on this trip. The water was so incredible, and we all enjoyed bringing our stuff on deck and having a nice ocean shower. Following dinner, Beau led us all into a lovely sea shanty – a really cool moment that was followed by an awesome squeeze.
Looking forward to exploring this little island in the middle of the Atlantic and seeing some whale sharks in a few days (fingers crossed, I’m not gonna jinx it). Another great day on Argo!!!
XOXO,
Zoe C