at Cobh Ireland
Thursday, 8 June Day 43 Daily Log Voyage # 0706
CAPTAIN'S LOG We hosted a large group of children from a local Children's Hospital yesterday afternoon. Also a large group of deaf children with their "signers" accompanying them. It was wonderful to have them aboard. Something about kids and ships...they just seem to hit it off and have a good time. It was equally rewarding for us to see their pleasure. One of the good things in life. We had terrific coordinating support from the Staff Watch Officer and the students on duty who did a great job of explaining all the equipment. It was topped off by dining services hosting an ice cream social. They really enjoyed that. A special thanks to all the ships crew who made this visit memorable. Judging from those returning to the ship from shore excursions, "shop till you drop" has been a key part of their day. I also noticed that the 1230 train to Cork (Blarney Castle) had about 60 TSSOM people on board. It appears that the gift of "eloquence" was liberally acquired at Blarney Castle. About 0515 this morning the fog was rolling around the town as the sun was rising. Check out our Question and Answer page.


Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +1 hours Cobh Ireland Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 000 Nmiles Time run: 00 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 000 Kts Total passage distance: 00000 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes Total Average Speed: 000 Kts ETD Cobh Ireland 10 June 06 at 0800 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Delta Alpha Bravo Charlie + Alpha 2
Weather
Wind: Calm Sea: Nil Swell: Nil Sky: Sunny, light haze, Fog early Temperature: 52 Air 56 Sea Synopsis: . High pressure predominates


PHOTO's
Cobh & St. Coleman's in the early morning fog. "Annie Moore" and her siblings sailed for America on the SS Nevada from Cobh. She was the first immigrant to be processed through the new Ellis Island facility on January 1st, 1899. Alongside in Cobh Children's Hospital visitors to TSSOM TSSOM Tour Guides / Bridge explanations Some of the Hospital support staff. Three with the same surname! Ice Cream and soda was popular.
Notes:
Cobh Info: (Info about U.S. $100 Bills) BERTH: Cork - Cobh Cruise Terminal (next to the Train Station) Portland Info: BERTH: Maine State Pier, East Side 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 UPDATE 6/7/06 We had a fantastic call at Sable Island with ideal conditions. All the crew really enjoyed seeing the wild horses and and the beautiful dunes. We were given truck and dune buggy tours by the local caretakers. Some of the crew actually went for a swim in the cold Labrador current water! We are currently sailing at 8-9 knots to the Canso Strait and intend to stop in Port Hawkesbury to clean up ,get some fresh produce and escape a gale of wind scheduled for Thursday. All is well and still hoping to find some elusive sun. It was 45 degrees F on deck this morning. Best, John
Tally
*Cruise mileages:* Castine to Barcelona Barcelona to Barcelona (Training) Barcelona to Gibraltar Gibraltar to Gdynia Gdynia to Kiel Kiel to Cuxhaven Cuxhaven to Cobh Cobh to Portland Portland to Castine TOTAL Cruise Mileage:		3614.6 Nautical Miles 248.6 Nautical Miles 519.1 Nautical Miles 2442.4 Nautical Miles 357.4 Nautical Miles 99.0 Nautical Miles 841.7 Nautical Miles 2675 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 90 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 10,887.8 Nautical Miles (Estimated)