I read a news article I found interesting. Today a group of 25 Dutch high-schoolers came home. They had flown to the Caribbean for an educational cruise, but when they got to their destination, they had to stock up on food and warm clothes and set back out for England. Corona V. had struck. The students were aged 14 to 17, and had 15 adults, three of which were teachers. It was a five week journey, and five weeks on a 200 foot sail boat is a long time for 40 people. It was said that when they got back the teens were hugging and chanting each other's names. People came to meet them, and a parent told a reporter, "My daughter was on there for so long, I expect that she will miss the sea." They had sailed across the Atlantic. They had dome mid-sea swimming. They survived the Bermuda Triangle. They were heroes. https://teen.wng.org/node/6025 tells of the beginning of their voyage. I got this information from World Teen news.
Interesting story! Have you ever been on a sailboat before? I love being on the water but I haven't been on many boats before. I think it would be so cool to have a boat and know how to make one function! Honestly though being stuck for five weeks with a bunch of friends kind of sounds like it could be fun, as long as everyone was safe and they had enough supplies. What an adventure! What is your experience on boats? -Abigail
ReplyDeleteI have been on a sailboat-on the 'trampoline', a rope net on the front where you can see the water.
DeleteI would be quite scared to be at sea and not see any land for so long... but I suppose that's what friends are for... now I have the Jungle Book song stuck in my head... oh well...
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