After a fantastic weekend in Gothenburg, the Logos Hope sailed again and made the 2 day voyage around the top of Denmark to northern Holland, Friesland or the Netherlands, whatever you want to call it.
Whereas sailing into Gothenburg was ice cold but you could see for miles in the clear air, the fog was thick coming into Harlingen and we couldn't see a thing until we were virtually in the port.
We spent some time manouvering our way around a number of jetty's and corners, waving at many supporters along the quaysides and eventually found somewhere to park about 1.5km from the town.
It was great to get a real welcome with a crowd, banners, flowers and tv crews. Everyone was very excited and before long they were all onboard, handing out tulips to everyone in sight.
Harlingen is a small town and we are still seeing this as a training port. We are still trying to fine tune many aspects of how we do ministry and deal with people coming to the ship.
Today we had an alumni event with many ex ship people and ex OMers onboard, enjoying being on the Logos Hope for the first time. It was good to catch up with old friends again.
Yesterday (Saturday) Heather and I both worked on the visitor deck all day - I was back in the book fair again and Heather talking to people in the cafe. It was great to be part of the ministry there and meet local people.
So far Harlingen is proving to be a hit for tours but not for book sales.
This week we are really looking forward to having one of our pastors onboard - David is coming to speak to the ships community so it will be great to spend time onboard with him.
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