July 14, 2008, Location Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey
The crew mustered early for breakfast so that we could unmoor the ship and get her to the fuel dock before the other boat traffic was active. The fueling hoses barely reached our fill-pipes, and on the way back to our moorings, Capt. McGohey had to maneuver around a mooring purse-seiner, a sailboat and two boatloads of whale watchers. Despite the traffic, with his usual deftness he avoided all obstacles, spun the ship on a dime in mid-channel and tucked her back into her moorings.
The crew was employed for an hour scraping tar off the deck planks, and then we rigged for "open ship" and welcomed many curious visitors aboard. Those crew who were not standing watch were free to visit the museums and Aquarium and shops. I wrote a few postcards, visited the Pacific House history museum and enjoyed a mocha before reporting for my watch duty. In the evening, Scott B. and I went to the local art theater to see "Mongol," a Russian film about Genghis Khan.
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