July 18th: Leading Savannah

Waking up on Jupiter comes easily to me. I don't want to miss anything that happens on board. There is nothing like it, waking up on the water, and the first thing you feel is the sea breeze. How did I get so lucky that I ended up on a tug?

Our cook, Jack, prepared us a filling breakfast; pancakes, sausage and fresh fruit.

Several members of the crew dressed Jupiter in her various signal flags. Others, swept her decks and dusted the port holes. Jupiter was ready for the parade.

We left the dock at 11:25 to join the other tugs. After circling each other for ten minuets, we took the lead and headed for Baltimore's inner harbor.

First, we passed by Savannah and the hundreds of people standing on deck. We sounded the horn in celebration of Savannah's 50th anniversary, and the following tugs did the same. It was quite an exciting experience to see everyone gathered in honor of Savannah and other historic tugs.

After we passed by inner harbor, the parade broke off and we headed back to Pier 13. There, we hosted guests for open ship tours until 4:00 pm. The crew worked together well welcoming guests on board and telling Jupiter's history.

Now, the crew and I are nice and sunburned and ready for some downtime. After such an exciting and historic day, we are ready to relax before Jupiter leaves in the morning.

Experiencing history in the making,
Abby Fazio