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Log 42
So I realized I never updated you after Morocco. Morocco was one of my favorite ports along with South Africa and Japan. The weather was...
Lacey Wetzel
Apr 17, 20171 min read
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Log 41
The ship has been very busy lately. We have three days until we get to Morocco. After that, all that is left in any finals that people...
Lacey Wetzel
Apr 9, 20172 min read
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Log 40
I didn’t so much in Ghana. For starters, we were only there for four days, and when the city is an hour bus ride away, you don’t really...
Lacey Wetzel
Apr 5, 20174 min read
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Log 39
A while back, when we crossed the equator, we were all transformed from Polliwogs to Shellbacks. Well, as of 07:00 this morning, we...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 31, 20173 min read
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Log 38
Okay, so it has been confirmed. The campers outside of the ship were for the third movie of Mazer Runner, Death Cure. I have pictures of...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 27, 20178 min read
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Log 37
Okay. So something amazing is happening. It is the talk of the entire ship. Right outside the cruise terminal is a bunch of campers. But...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 22, 20172 min read
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Log 36
Today I went to the Aquila Game reserve. It was a two-hour drive from the ship, and worth every minute of it. When we first arrive, we...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 21, 20171 min read
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Log 35
I have fallen in love with South Africa. It is so beautiful. Yesterday I went to Seal Island, which is an island of seals, just in case...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 21, 20173 min read
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Log 34
Yesterday was Sea Olympics. It was fun for the most part, but there were certain aspects of it that I just couldn’t enjoy. I grew up with...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 17, 20176 min read
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Log 33
The swells have gotten worse. It has once again become a struggle to walk around the ship. It is not as bad as it was on our way to...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 15, 20172 min read
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Log 32
So our “snow day” really wasn’t that bad. We watched Frozen in the beginning, which gave the student life office sometime to organize...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 14, 20175 min read
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Log 31
Okay, so our captain delivered some upsetting news to us today at our Mauritius pre-port. Due to some paper work delays courtesy of the...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 12, 20172 min read
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Log 30
My art class has gotten a lot more interesting. We have moved away from the religious stuff and moved onto ancient rock art. It is very...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 12, 20172 min read
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Log 29
Yesterday was Neptune Day. Someone who has never crossed the equator is called a “polliwog”. Now after you pass the equator, there is a...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 11, 20173 min read
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Log 28
Tonight was amazing. NOAA has provided the ship with 32 buoys. Our job is to deploy them at several different points in the Southern...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 9, 20172 min read
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Log 27
This morning at 0630, we passed the equator. We are officially in the southern hemisphere. Now, it sounds cool and all, but it is very...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 9, 20173 min read
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Log 26
So our ship is now infested with flying ants. They are everywhere. Mostly outside, thankfully, but still. I managed to avoid mosquito...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 8, 20172 min read
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Log 25
Now I am going to tell you about the programs I did while in India. On the first day, we were taken on a tour of Fort Kochi. This isn’t...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 7, 20176 min read
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Log 24
Namaste from India. First of all, I would like to address the weather in India. It is very hot and it is very humid. I want you to...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 5, 20173 min read
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Log 23
This week has just been amazing. I am helping to make education more tuned to the ocean, I saw dolphins, and I am partnered with my one...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 1, 20172 min read
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Log 22
Today, I woke up before sunrise in the hopes of seeing some ocean life. The captain had told us that between 0500 and 0800 we would be...
Lacey Wetzel
Mar 1, 20172 min read
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Log 21
We are currently on the ship, making our way to India. Between now and South Africa, things are going to be very hectic on the ship. We...
Lacey Wetzel
Feb 27, 20172 min read
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Log 20
Mingalabar, The first thing you notice about Myanmar is the roads. After this experience, I will never complain about the roads in...
Lacey Wetzel
Feb 23, 20174 min read
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Log 19
On the third fifth day in Vietnam, I went to a mangrove forest with my coastal environmental ecology class. We learned about how Agent...
Lacey Wetzel
Feb 18, 20172 min read
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