As I learned during a Q&A session between the kids on board and the Captain, seas typically do not exceed 3.5m on any given voyage, at least absent any major storms. The 5m seas continue, […]

At some time in the last 24 hours the MV Explorer passed both further east and further south than I’ve ever been. The ocean swell is 4-5 meters, and people all over the ship are […]

  As of today, we have been away from home for one month, and the time seems to be flying. Although we are only two ports into the voyage, the travel schedule will become extremely […]

Another day at sea, and the air has cleared a bit, giving way to clearish skies, perfect for capturing the disc of the sun dipping into the horizon. As a result, please enjoy an image […]

After crossing into the eastern hemisphere last night, today we crossed into the southern hemisphere, and the boys officially graduated from pollywog to shellback status. Huh, you say? Well, a longstanding tradition among seafarers dictates […]

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Our last day in Ghana was spent on a service visit to the City of Hope Refuge, an orphanage and school about an hour north of Tema, in Doryumu, Ghana. The founders of City of […]

Today Heidi decided she needed a break, and let Reade, Tate and I go it alone. Apparently, virtually ALL of the families stayed on the ship except for us, needing a break from the stress […]

Having gotten the contact information of a great taxi driver from one of the faculty who had used him the day prior, we spent the day with Eric, who works at the port as an […]

After receiving our Cultural Pre-Port lecture two nights ago, last night was the Logistical Pre-Port meeting. Stuff like: don’t wear your passport folder hanging outside your shirt, don’t flash money around, jewelry not recommended, alcohol […]

Today at 12:47 local time, the entire ship’s Moment of Silence occurred somewhere off the coast of Liberia. This 10th anniversary of 9/11 was not lost on us, despite the fact that few of us […]

As we sail southward along the west coast of Africa, it seems to get warmer and more humid. Traversing relatively shallow water off the coast of Senegal which is quite warm (72 degrees F), as […]