Wakey, Wakey came at 0700 hrs this morning. We helped slip the boat and then jumped in the Zodiac and joined the ship once it was clear of Chemainum harbor. I took the helm again, and this time it included a man overboard drill. The driving is much trickier, but I was told afterward that I did pretty good, so that made me feel nice. We headed for Patricia Bay, where we launched the Zodiac again and took the British officer with us as he was leaving the ship. By this time, Jeff and I have completely lost count of how many times we have been out in the Zodiac and are becoming really good at launching it and bringing it back on board. We made our way to Bedwell Harbor on South Pender Island. It is a beautiful, peaceful spot. Before we docked, we also practiced dropping the anchor. I was in charge of raising it back up at the end of the exercise.Another first for me. Supper tonight was incredible. The cook made potato pancakes, peas, cauliflower, gravy and bbq steaks. The boat has an actual bbq on board (the kind that uses charcoal briquettes). The steaks were done perfect. The cook made every plate as a presentation. It was hard to believe that he could put together such a meal on board a vessel like this.
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