Island Expeditions: Colorado Springs School Day 5

Culebra, Puerto Rico

Andrew H. 23’ Kaylee B. ‘23 Kaetlyn R. ‘24 Landon M. ‘23

After a good night's sleep we enjoyed a peaceful morning, beginning with extravagant breakfast burritos and preparation for our short morning sail. Everyone is starting to get used to sea-life on the ship and the many complex concepts of sailing. We then motored out of our calm anchorage on the south side of Culebra, and headed to our next destination, Culebrita. During the three hour sail, we went through task rotations making lunch, working on our navigation skills, and even learning some old sea shanties, one of which was named Santiana.  After arriving at the crystal clear waters between Culebra and Culebrita, we anchored right beside a massive mega-yacht, named Man of Steel. Next, we were shuttled into shore on our small boats called dories: we went ashore in several trips, unloaded on the white beach, and embarked on our extremely steamy hike up to an abandoned lighthouse. Our group then played a game of hide-and-seek among the ruins of the lighthouse, enjoying the stunning view from the top of the hill – a few of us even took a quick swim before we returned to the Roseway. Back on the boat for the rest of the night, we enjoyed a delicious dinner, played some board games, and prepared for a long day of sailing that lay ahead.