Entries from Pride of Baltimore II's Voyage to Asia

From your review of their biographies, you learned that Captain Miles is the senior partner and has been captain since 1981. Captain Parrot joined the company as a captain in 1998, but sailed as a crew member aboard the original Pride of Baltimore as well as Pride of Baltimore II.

These two daring captains, with a crew of 11 hearty crew members and one brave Teacher Aboard, have made a voyage to China - just like Chasseur did over 175 years ago. And they have written about their expedition in logs so that you can be part of the adventure. Using today's technology, the captains are able to share their logs you and everyone around the world through the Internet.

Here are two sample entries from the Captain's logs. Look for similarities between the topics that Chasseur's Supercargo wrote about and what Pride II's captains are writing about.

Activity #8

Read the following log entry about Captain Miles' unscheduled stop on a small island off the coast of China. He is sailing at night in a very heavy fog. He is looking for a sheltered (safe) place to anchor the ship to do some repair work. On your Worksheet, write the location of the vessel and summarize what happened.

CAPTAIN'S LOG: April 8, Nanji Lieado Island.
Entered by Captain Jan Miles.

Here's an account of Pride II's encounter with a hurricane off the coast of Mexico on her way home from Asia. Captain Parrott describes how Hurricane Madeleine interrupted the crew's plans to spend some time on the beach in Acapulco. On your Worksheet, write down some of the important events that occurred during the three days described in the log.

CAPTAIN'S LOG: October 18, In the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico . Entered by Captain Dan Parrott.