Pacific Grace

The ship that came in was beautiful. An all wood sailing ship. They were on the second to last leg of an a year round trip. The organization is called S.A.L.T.S and they teach kids sailing and life skills. Kids (OK, young adults - most everyone seems like a kid to me these days) can go on one or more legs and they go to some amazing places like Fiji, Tahiti, New Guinea, the Cook Islands, China and Japan. They ran into bad weather and were getting low on some supplies, so asked for permission to come to Midway. Frankly, there was some concern about them being a wild bunch since they'd been at sea for 24 or 25 days, but, they were great. Took 'em on a hike around the island and took a while for some to get their "land legs" again. Had some good volleyball games and the last night, they showed us a brief slide show of all the places the ship had been in the last year.

They gave us a tour of the ship one night. I won't be signing up for a trip soon. Don't get me wrong, it would be a blast, but, the quarters are REALLY tight. Check the picture. That is THREE bunks! Way too much togetherness for me.

The table in the galley has a weight underneath so it stays in place as the ship rocks. I saw a short video showing the seats swaying with the motion of the boat, but the table never moved. What a great idea!

They were only here for about 48 hours and then off to Honolulu. I wish them well.
Later,

Murray