Maine Maritime Academy - Tricks End Yearbook (Castine, ME)

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CASTINE, MAINE MAYPORT, FLORIDA NEW ORLEANS, LA. SAN JUAN, P. R. NATAL, BRAZIL RECIFE, BRAZIL PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD MAYPORT, FLORIDA NEW YORK CASTINE, MAINE Every December there is a noticable rise in the pulse of Castine, Maine. The training vessel State Of Maine comes alive as she is made ready for the annual training cruise. As the trucks lined the waterfront area it could be seen that the cargo being handled was a most unusual one. Everything from a prefabricated house to an iron lung was loaded on board as the dream of 'cAlliance for Progress became a reality. The state of Rio Grande do Norte had been adopted by the state of Maine. So that we may share our affluence with those less fortunate. Maine Maritime Academy was proud to be a part of this humanitarian effort, as our ship was used to transport the cargo of goodwill. Shortly after we departed Castine, however, spirits were dampened somewhat by a minor engine room Ere which forced us into Portland Harbor for emergency repairs. These were made quickly and we were again underway. Our time spent at sea was tremendously educational, the training was handled in a professional way and the opportunity to put our classroom education into practice was of great value. Aside from the educational aspects, the focal point of the cruise was our arrival in Natal, Brazil. The warm reception we received there was second to none. Enjoyable and interesting as the foreign ports may be, there is nothing so beauti- ful as passing Dice's Head as we travel homeward. 254

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