After hanging on for several days of ping pong ball fog, mist, rain, wind, sloppy seas and generally miserable and uninspiring weather, we finally got a break today. If you've been to Seattle or places like it,you understand how people can get a little freaky when a weather break comes. Everyone stops whatever they are doing and jumps on the opportunity to cut loose! First we broke out the rower and the treadmill from their captive lines and covers, cranked the music and turned over the mile meters. Next, several fun loving crazies on the crew took advantage of the glassy water to stamp 'CHUKCHI SEA' in their water sport passports. A discussion took place on the bridge about whether or not the following activities would be safe and after coming to the conclusion that there are no guarantees, the Aquila zip line was open for business...ran by the captain himself! Crane swing, crane boarding, swimming and paddleboarding were all on todays 'fun' menu. All manner of safety gear was donned, from pro surfing drysuits to orange gumby survival suits, and one by one they launched. First over the side with her paddleboard was chef Katie. Our surf board demonstration came from Tanner, the most familiar with boarding by crane. Several orange gumbies flew threw the air like flying squirrels from the upper deck splashing down in the Chuckchi with a perfect, once in a lifetime, IMAX widescreen sunset happening in the background.
One of our favorite quotes-by Donald Miller "Once you live a good story, you get a taste for a kind of meaning in life, and you can't go back to being normal; you can't go back to meaningless scenes stitched together by the forgettable thread of wasted time." Many of Aquila's crew will go home with a good story from today...but one question, does this count as an overboard drill?
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