Two flights and 17 hours later, my journey from Honolulu to Singapore was complete. The RV Falkor was docked at the Harbourfront Centre terminal a few miles from the airport, and despite tripping on the gangway with my suitcase in hand (first time wearing steel toe boots…) my first day aboard was truly amazing. Arriving in the early morning gave me a full day to get settled and go through the familiarizaiton/safety tour, as well as a welcome dinner on deck with some of the crew. They were all very fun and equally sarcastic, especially when I told them this is my first extended trip at sea… The playful harrassment began as soon as they found out I’ll be crossing the equator AND the dateline on my first cruise (took many of them 10+ years to do this). Nonetheless, I couldn’t be happier thus far and am very excited/anxious to get underway tomorrow morning. We have a 16 day transit to Majuro, where we will meet up with an oceanographic research group from the University of Hawaii (go bows!) and sail the rest of the way to Honolulu.
More to come next week!