December 30, 1831   

   The first few days of any expedition are always crazy. This one is no exception. This one, though... I would swear that there are faces on board in the past few days that I donšt think I've seen before. There are crew aboard that donšt seem to know their way around. Suddenly, the captain has a family! Why haven't I noticed these things before?
   Even worse... why hasn't the captain?