Yesterday we finally began our path away from land. After breakfast, we saw the crew unwrap the massive ropes from the dock and pull them through openings in the ship’s hull, we began to feel the ship move, and we saw the ship inch away from the row of huge tires lining the dock as a buffer. Some people stood looking at the land, as it backed away from us and some walked to the front to see what was ahead of us. Some were just looking at the ship or out at the horizon, and some were taking photos of each other. There are many people onboard, including many of the students and some of the scientists, who have never been on a cruise like this before (so I’m not the only one), and it was fun to see everyone be so in awe of the ship and where it’s taking us.
