Well, it's been over two weeks now that we've been sailing and it's hard to believe that tonight is our last night out on the big blue sea! I love looking out the windows and seeing the ocean waves, watching whales on my lunch breaks, and getting lots of fresh ocean air!
So, what do you do on a 16-day sail to stay busy? Well, there was a range of fun activities, including "sailing movies" like Titanic, The Guardian, and Pirates of the Carribean...I love watching those kinds of movies during the sail because it really feels like there are special effects..you can feel the ship rocking back and forth and an occasional shudder when we hit the waves...and even the wind blowing on your face (we watched Titanic outside with the projector)...those kind of movies are definitely more exciting during a sail across the ocean!
One weekend, we had the "Mercy Ships Hobnob Olmpics" and had different games at each station, complete with referees and yellow cards and all that fun stuff! Each team dressed up and had a name....our dining room team (I'm helping out in the dining room for the sail) was named after our fearless leader, Pierette...
Pierette's Possee
Another day, we had a carnival for the kids and I got to help out! It was a lot of fun getting involved and getting to know some more of the kids better!
The temporary tatoos were a big hit!
We even had a pinata!
(this was right after they cracked it open)
Having fun with Max on the bow
And of course, we had lots of whale-watching (no good pics sorry) and even saw dolphins swimming along with the ship out on the bow!
And then, there are always beautiful sunsets to watch and good quiet times with the Lord!
Oh, and I had fun with baby Esther (don't worry, I didn't smuggle her from Togo...she's a crew member's daughter)
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