The Eagle...not a fun cruise

Yep, this is the boat that Garin will be spending the next two weeks on. Yesterday he flew down to Panama to catch up with the Coast Guard Cutter "The Eagle." They will be bringing this boat through the Panama Canal (that's today) up through the Caribbean all the way back to Connecticut. He'll get to climb all the mast and will learn all kinds of "sea" things like how to use a sextant and using the stars to navigate. Pretty cool. Garin was excited...although I think he is a little nervous about the sea sickness aspect. I think they are mostly looking forward to a break from the norm. I won't get to hear from him for the next two weeks, but I'm excited that when he gets back it will mark the HALF WAY point!!! YAY!!