Well here it is almost the end of November, we just left Lanzarote, and have been to sea for 2 days now. We had a wonderful time there and were lucky enough to all get out and explore the island one day. We all just squeezed in for the last tour at the national park, where a very skilled driver took us up and around small roads winding up and through large rock formations from the volcanoes. Afterwards we jumped back into our rental cars and drove to the northern part of the island to see an amazing sunset and dark outlines of the other islands in the distance. It was breath taking and we managed to grab another tourist enjoying the sites to take our picture. We also had some dinner recommendations that we followed up on; this place really hit the spot. I enjoyed some great local fish and potatoes with a chocolate mousse to top it all off. Now we are back at sea and this is going to be our longest journey without seeing land. We have lots of things to do before we get to our final destination. We started off by celebrating American Thanksgiving, the first day at sea wasn't the best day for so much food but I kept medicated and of course stuffed myself full. And to my luck I was the next on watch while others got to sit and let their food digest. I give props to the cooks though; we all chipped in and made it a dinner to remember. We, the students, are working hard on understanding celestial navigation and getting lots of reading finished in books such as Black Jacks, A long way gone; Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, A Dirty War in West Africa and History on Trial. Having class everyday with book presentations with students and crew partnered together. This week the students are going to start running the watches, we have lots on our shoulders right now but we are all doing really well and definitely going to have lots to be proud of once we reach Sierra Leone. Class time, will definitely be writing more often now since time is getting short. Bye
 

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