At Barcelona
Wednesday, 17 May Day 20 Daily Log Voyage # 0306
CAPTAIN'S LOG The most famous monument in all of Barcelona is the statue of Columbus pointing to the New World. The monument is situated right on the waterfront at the old port. To the right (North) is the new Olympic Village area and to the left is the new port area. There are now in Phase 2 of 5 phases to add another 1200 meters to the breakwater, dredge and reclaim more land to handle the increasing number of ships calling at Barcelona. The traffic in and out daily is well over 150 vessels. Also to the right is a huge modern shopping mall right on the water and also a huge I-Max theatre with a 27 Meter high screen, supposed to be the largest in the world. More famous is La Rambla, which is a huge avenue stretching from the Colon monument up the hill to Catalunya square. Very wide, street lined with shops, restaurants and historic buildings. A wide central park with grass and trees is in the middle of the street. SO, lots to see and do. From what I heard a great time was had by all. Only complaint seems to be pricing. Exchange rate Dollars to Euros is about $1.35. Last time we were in Europe it was about par with the Dollar and four years ago it was lower than the dollar. This is one reason oil prices are up. OPEC nations sell oil in dollars. The dollar is not worth as much so even pumping more oil they are making less money. By the way, the Doctor asked someone to convert their liters per euro price of gas to dollars per gallon and was told about $7.00 per gallon. Lots of very small cars and motor scooters here in the city! Check out our Question and Answer page.
Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +2 hours Lat. 41-22.3 N Long. 002-11.0 E Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 0 Nmiles Time run: 00 hrs 00 min Average Speed. Kts Total passage distance: Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes Total Average Speed: Kts ETD Barcelona Spain 19 May 06 at 0700 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Bravo Charlie Delta Alpha + Charlie - 2
Weather
Wind: SE'ly 4 knots Sea: Nil Swell: Nil Sky: Sunny Temperature: 67 Air 64 Sea Synopsis: High Pressure Western Med


PHOTO's
Maine Boat Builders Display at Reception Barcelona street scenes, cafes, shopping TSSOM at World Trade Center View from the Cable Car 1992 Olympics provided a massive rebuild of the port area to an Olympic village
Notes:
Barcelona Info: (Maine Boat Builders) Barcelona Weather site: http://www.bcn.es/temps/english/ MED Weather: http://www.eurometeo.com/english/meteomar/id_2 Barcelona Port Information (Fairplay) Barcelona Berth: WORLD TRADE CENTER Gdynia Info: Cobh Info: (Info about U.S. $100 Bills) Portland Info: Portland/Castine Excursion: Portland to Castine the day we arrive back at our home berth has been designated as a possible "excursion day". The U.S. Coast Guard has been asked to grant us a permit to take extra persons on board above our vessels certification. To do this we have to have certain lifesaving procedures and equipment on board. Accordingly the numbers we can take are strictly limited. We, of necessity, have limited our guests to 2 persons per upper class student on cruise (immediate family members only) plus official MMA invitees and crew member guests. We can not offer more because we do not have the lifesaving capability. Also this is always a tentative adventure which because of weather, security, operational difficulties etc. may be cancelled up to the last moment. The security issue is becoming a big item in how we offer and execute these excursions, so for those who are planning to attend please be patient with the necessary procedures. Schooner BOWDOIN Summer Cruise Itinerary: 01 June Underway Castine 03 June Brown's Bank 06 June Sable Island (weather permitting, if not we may stop on the way back) 08 June Strait of Canso 09 June Charlottetown PEI 11 June Summerside, PEI 14 June Isle de Magdeline 17 June Bras D'Or Lakes, Beddeck, NS 24 June Lunenburg NS 30 June Castine
Tally
*Cruise mileages:* Castine to Barcelona Barcelona to Barcelona (Training) Barcelona to Gdynia Gdynia to Cobh Cobh to Portland Portland to Castine TOTAL Cruise Mileage:		3614.6 Nautical Miles 248.6 Nautical Miles 2690 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 1375 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 2675 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 90 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 10,693.2 Nautical Miles (Estimated)