Journals, week of 04/29/96
Barbara Herr aboard Concordia, April 19, 1996Exam Time !!
The voyage from Hobart to Auckland was filled with anticipation for it was during this time the students were scheduled to take their mid-term exams. The plan was to leave Hobart, have two study days and then two days of exams.
Life onboard changed slightly to accommodate the exam session. The classroom for the two days of study was a quiet study area, while the mess was a place where students could relax listen to music and take a break from their books. During exam days most exams were written in the classroom so then the mess turned into a quiet study area. Though students did not have classes during their study time, they did have day watch. So in between studying sessions, they were on deck.
The two days of studying turned out to be very rough. It was difficult to look at a book or notes for any extended period of time. Monday exams were to begin after cabin inspection but due to the weather, exams were postponed a day. Some students were excited others were relieved, all were given that extra day to hit the books.
Some students took advantage of the extra time while others did not. For the most part the exams went well. Now it’s back to classes.
Lauren Katz aboard Concordia, April 8, 1996
A Hike up Mt. Wellington
On our first full day in Tasmania, our land program included a full day of hiking up Mt. Wellington which sits behind Hobart. We set out early picking up our guide, Mike, and made our way to the mountain. We were all looking forward to a relaxing walk, but the terrain turned out to be more of a challenge than we had thought. We walked the first hour through the Tasmanian rainforest with its lush ferns and humid air. After about 3 hours of hiking and a quick lunch, only a selected few dared to finish the climb. That climb was almost straight up the mountainside through the section called the organ pipes to the top of Mt. Wellington. As we got higher up, the weather changed drastically. It became very cold, rainy and extremely windy. Those of us that completed the hike were very tired, but quite satisfied with our successful climb into the clouds.
Charles Godbout aboard Concordia, April 20, 1996Sheep Farm
One of our land program activities in Hobart, Tasmania was visiting a sheep farm. (You're probably thinking--hmmm that must of been lots of fun. Actually, it was lots of fun.) The bus ride gave us the opportunity to see the back country, which was totally worth it since Tasmania is beautiful. While touring the sheep farm, we learned all sorts of fascinating stuff about the sheep and wool industry. We got a chance to see how dumb sheep look once they have been sheared and how Josh and Brodie would make great sheep dogs (they were incredible at rounding up the sheep). In addition, we learned the many different ways you can eat sheep: sheep cocktail, sheep sandwich, sheep stew, barbecue sheep, fried sheep, boiled sheep, sheep stir fry, baked sheep, sheep sushi, sheep tartar, creamed sheep, and our favorite, stuffed sheep stomach.
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