Hard to believe it is May already! April just flew by. As you can see, I never quite got around to updating the blog, so here are some quick hits for stuff I did last month.
First up, I volunteered at a local Sea Perch event, which encourages kids from grade school through high school to build remotely operated underwater vehicles. I was part of a group of volunteers from the ship to attend:
The day was set up like a game, where the various robot designs had to compete at completing an obstacle course. It was a lot of fun to see the different designs and approaches the teams took at solving their challenge:
Later that week, I managed to link up with my friend Seth Owen, who lives in the Groton area. We played a really fun game of the WWII naval game War at Sea:
If you are interested in more details of how the game went, be sure to check out the full After Action Report that I posted on Man Battlestations. The very next day after that game, it was Gwen’s birthday! I wanted to make this birthday a little extra-special, since it will be the last birthday, BC (Before Children). So, I went a little crazy:
That weekend, we went to the Submarine Ball, which is always a good time. We got to dress up, and spend some time with our friends, all while honoring the history, tradition, and sacrifice of the US Submarine Service.
And the last major event of the month was a trip down to Boston to play some Dystopian Wars with a couple of friends of mine. We had a great time! I was very happy to get my DW stuff back on the table again; it had been several months since I played:
All in all, April was a very fun, but busy month! I went on leave today so that Gwen and I can go to her second baby shower in Virginia. I’m looking forward to the time off!
Until next time….