Family...

Not our family.  Well, the staff here is kinda like family.

Today, we had naturalist Sarah's family on our boat.  Sarah is a great first mate and naturalist - meeting her family, it is easy to see where she comes by that good attitude and friendly manner.  It is great to see family come visit the staff here - a lot of them are a long ways from home... nice to see them excited about bringing their family on the boats.

There is a bond with the boat crew.  Once we push away from the dock, we have to know that we can count on each other.  It is a lot of responsibility for the crew.  This is a good bunch.

Four days to go.