Happy Local Apparent Boxing Day!

Today was quite a day. From our first day of official sailing through 4-6 foot swells with 5 force winds on the Beaufort scale to whales breaching very close to the ship, we have had our share of exciting experiences.

It was the night before (Local Apparent) Christmas and all the ship, not a sailor was snoring, not even a bit.

Today we started our first “real” watch rotation!

The temperature is at 80°F with cloudy weather and a light breeze from the East North East.

Today started as many other do. I was lying awake in my bunk when my fellow watch mate, Kelly stopped by to make sure I was awake and ready to attend today’s watch meeting.

We have turned east, rounding the upper curve of our grand circle through the North Pacific Gyre.

The sea component of SAS II is off to a grand start.

Hi readers.  I reckon that today’s blog title makes little sense. So let me explain; these are what I think should be the subheadings to fragment the past 24 hours. We’ll get to it soon.

By now, it’s no surprise to our readers that life is patterned differently out here on the ocean. Time is no exception.