On our voyage from Thailand to India, we had to pass through the Strait of Malacca, which is the most pirated area in the world! There were jokes and comments for a few days about seeing Captain Jack Sparrow and the hopes that the potential pirates would resemble Johnny Depp. The ship was at almost full speed and we had several other ships traveling very close to us for safety. Rumor has it that we also had the water cannons ready. We were not met with adventure and pirates, but we did have fun pretending like we would.
During this time there were also many dolphins around the ship. Watching the dolphins was quite fun and gave us an excuse not to study. We could also see outlines of islands and land for a while, which is different from all of the rest of our time on the open ocean.
I’ll also say here that I get to watch sunsets over the ocean every day. It is so awesome. I live on the east coast, so I never see sunsets on the ocean. I have realized, though, that I really love them. It is awesome that no 2 sunsets are the same. They are each beautiful and painted with unique colors and clouds. I love to sit on the back of the ship, eat dinner and watch the sun set.
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