I (SEA) SPY

Because there are not a lot of things to do on the ship, sometimes the highlight of the day is a sighting. "I saw a turtle!" NO way. " Hey guys! I saw a shark swimming on the side of the ship today!" holy crap.

So, naturally, a game of "one upmanship of the seas" began. The temporary name for our game is "I (Sea) Spy."

We needed a point system, so we mapped out all the possibile sightings, and drew pictures of each one. We are working on a chart and everyone will have a magnet representing their current standings. Seriously. We are doing this. Don't be jealous, with your real lives and normal daily tasks.

This is what we know so far:

Flying fish are cool.

Turtle beats flying fish.

Shark sighting beats flying fish.

Dolphin beats shark.

Shark frenzy beats dolphin.

Dolphins doing tricks beats shark frenzy.

Mermaid or Naptune will kick everyone's ass, but since those are ficitonal creatures until proven real, I think I am winning:

Today I saw a pod (?) of dolphins- about 30 of them- swimming about 50 yards from the ship....they were not jumping out of the water, but they were coming up and then going down in groups. Like a nautical marching band. Awesome.