in review mode getting prepared for finals. The work crews are busy as
beavers grinding out every last bit of rust on the ship as a dentist works
on a cavity. The last painting will start soon with a fresh new coat of
green on the decks. The ship will look mighty spiffy when we arrive back
at the fort.
People are burnt out. There are no more ports to look forward to. It is
time to go home. Days are getting shorter as we head southwest. We gain
an hour that was lost on the eastward crossing back every other day.
The seas have been calm. No storms ahead in the foreseeable forecast.
The weather is warm and cloudy most days, much to the chagrin of those
cadets that still have to "shoot some stars" for their celestial
navigation assignments. The library has FINALLY reached a steady,
comfortable 78°. I don't have to work in shorts anymore. People are
still checking out books even though they only have a week to read them.
I myself have gone through 6 books including the 1,000 page tome
"Dreadnaught" that I have been putting off reading. It's nice not to have
the distractions of TV and the internet for a while.
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