Sailing the High Seas

Weeks ago, Uncle Bear found a 'tall ship' cruise to the channel islands and got a spot on the waiting list. Well as luck would have it, spots opened up and we were able to go sailing aboard a 2-masted schooner called the Bill of Rights. The ship is part of a program for troubled teens that takes kids expelled from school out to do marine science experiements. It was a pretty chilly day out on the water, the sun never broke. But it was a really neat ship, and we all had a great time.

We saw lots of sea lions, pelicans, cormorants and other sea birds, and several pods of dolphins. Shelly, Nick, MJ, Captain Steven and the rest of the crew were lots of fun and made sure we all enjoyed the ride. Abi even got to steer the ship on the way back to port!