Day Off (28.30, 159.22)

Not having to set an alarm to wake up at 4 am was a gift. We are about the start the OBS retrieval and rearrange watch schedules, so the last two days we have orchestrated alternating days off between watch partners so we each have a chance to rejuvenate. Today was mine.

I spent the morning playing with my camera. I ended up at the bridge and the 3rd mate let me steer the ship. Well, really he let me hold the wheel. The ship mostly runs on auto pilot. But he explained what all of the knobs and dials did. He showed me the sexton (which is used to measure the height of a star in the sky) and explained about celestial navigation (which never really gets used anymore, but is a romantic thing to hear about). I also spent a chunk of the morning working on my quoit technique. I have to stop letting Tina down.

But the biggest highlight of my day was when I found out that we get Thanksgiving Dinner for dinner, complete with pumpkin pie! I am so excited. Not much else to report. Here are some photos from this morning.