I am in Alabama! I found a job as a crew member/ cook on the replica ships Nina and Pinta. They are square-sail tall ships that are traveling museums on the river ways of North America. I am in charge of school tours and cooking for a crew of 7. It has been an incredible experience so far.
I boarded in Davenport Iowa August 28 and have been traveling the Mississippi, Ohio and now the Tennessee River. We go to small town harbors and open the ships for tours. Presently I am hoping to be on the ships until Thanksgiving. This has been a blast, a major learning experience!
Today we are in Florence Alabama for the next 7 days, then we travel to Huntsville, Guntersville, Chattanoga then Knoxville. The riverways are so beautiful and pristine and the people fascinating both on the ships and in the towns. The days are a wonderful mix of tour-guiding, teaching and sailing. And the ships are listed as training ships so I am also able to work towards an ordinary/able seaman's license at the same time. Who knows where that will lead!
I miss all of you and hope you are all well and that the school year began smoothly. Take care and enjoy the brisk fall air... it is still sweltering down here!
Kathy
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