08/01/2011

The voyage continues on towards Chicago. We are hours away from Erie to check back into the U.S. and then back en route. We are apparently going to stop in Put in Bay for an undecided period of time and a small town in wisconson whos name I can't recall along the way.

The crew is getting stronger by the day. The trainees are learning the boat quickly and well becoming part of the group. today,driving into a head sea a handfull of us stood at the bow takinghe spray and singing; riding Niagara as she plunged through the chop. I believe that they are startig to feel like they belong here and are acting more and more like they are crew. They are starting to pick up their swagger. It is amazing to see it really work.