Almost on our way!

I have been living on the ship for 3 days now and its been pretty good so far. Everyone is so nice and I notice that we all have stuff in common and we get along really well with each other. Breakfast is served between 7 and 7:30am everyday and then before breakfast we have to make sure that our bunks are all clean and our bedding is put away (Our beds also serve for the area we eat in and meet in.) We call the students area the banier. There is a girls side and a boys side and the beds are lining the walls (bunk beds) I have the bottom bunk! I will upload photos soon to give you a better understanding :)  Anyways, by 8am we have to be up on the main deck for colors, which is basically a meeting with all the crew that lets us know what will be happening during the day, and also when the flags are raised everyday. Then we do an hour of cleaning the banier, heads (bathrooms) and the galley (kitchen). The past few days we have gone through safety training and just knowing where everything on the boat is. Then we also have nightwatch, I have to 10-12 shift which is the best one! and then there are more 2 hour watches after that 4-6am is gonna be the worst of all of them.  Everything has been great so far though :) Tomorrow we set sail for Stornoway, Scotland. I'm a little nervous considering how we are crossing the North Sea, which is one of the roughest seas in the world, where we are expecting 20 foot waves tomorrow DURING OUR FIRST SAIL! :( hello seasickness

-Megan

Finally Here!

I have safely arrived in Kristiansand, Norway! I haven't slept in 24+ hours :( but everything has gone great so far! Tomorrow i will be able to move into what will be my home for 8 months, the Sorlandet tall ship! :)

5 more days!

Cannot wait to leave!


Itinerary!

Kristiansand, Norway Aug 25 - Aug 28	(Start of Second Semester) Dakar, Senegal Dec 26 - Dec 30
Stornoway, U.K. via Bergen, Norway Sept 11 - Sept 14	Fernando De Noronha, Brazil Jan 13 - Jan 15
Belfast, U.K. Sept 18 - Sept 22	Sao Luis, Brazil Jan 21 - Jan 27
Penzance, U.K. Sept 26 - Sept 30	St. Georges, Grenada Feb 8 - Feb 12
Douarnenez, France Oct 2 - Oct 6	Portsmouth, Dominica Feb 15 - Feb 19
Oporto, Portugal Oct 12 - Oct 16	Samana, Dominican Republic Feb 23 - Feb 29
Cadiz, Spain Oct 20 - Oct 24	Freeport, The Bahamas Mar 6 - Mar 10
Barcelona, Spain Oct 30 - Nov 4	Hamilton, Bermuda Mar 18 - Mar 22
Ajaccio, France Nov 7 - Nov 11	Ponta Delgada, Portugal Apr 7 - Apr 11
Agadir, Morocco Nov 24 - Nov 30	Kristiansand or Alternative Northern European port Apr 27 - Apr 30
Tenerife, Spain Dec 4 - Dec 7
Dakar, Senegal Dec 15 - Dec 25

The Unavoidable Packing Experience

In 7 days I will be on a  flight to Kristiansand, Norway to begin my journey around the world. 7 days isn't even that long, only a week, it's all coming so fast!


2 hours of my day was spent labelling my clothes and checking off the packing list!

Its just stressful making sure that I have everything and that everything will fit in the bag I got! although I'm sure the stress is just the nerves starting to kick in!
Even though packing is such a pain I'm glad I have the help of my family :)

The Class Afloat bag!

Love, Megan 

The SS Sørlandet, a fully rigged Norwegian vessel, built in 1927. This is what I will be calling my home from August 25 2011- April 30 2012

First Post!

This is my blog where I will write about the times spent on the SS Sorlandet for my grade 11 school year, oh and also post pictures. Only 8 days until I leave! It's all coming so fast :D