In just a few minutes we will be setting sail on our final voyage - 15 hours sailing from St Kitts to Dominica. We have had just 5 days on this small island with a population of 36,000 and seen 20,500 visit the ship! It is amazing how people here just love the ship.
This week we are going to enjoy a few Sabbath days, when the ship's community pauses to reflect and have some extra time to hear from God and rest. It used to be a week, but due to the tight schedule before leaving the Caribbean, we have just 3 days.
Then it will just be a few more days before we are getting on a plane and flying to Florida.
On Friday night, we enjoyed a wonderful farewell meal along with a number of other long termers onboard the ship. The chefs cooked a delicious buffet and we all gathered in the lounge for dinner, followed by a time when those staying behind could say nice things about those of us leaving. It was so encouraging to hear the great things that were said about Liam and Kara.
They also had a farewell at the school from their teachers and class mates.
Saturday night we had a Brits party in the cabin which was a lot of fun - we ate custard and Cadbury's chocolate and played a few games.
Also on Saturday, Heather worked her final shift at the Service Desk and did her final on call shift as duty nurse. So everything is slowly coming to an end.
Of course on the Logos Hope, you are always saying goodbye to people as there is always someone leaving, but this next week will obviously be hard as we say goodbye to so many friends. We just trust that we are going to see some of them again at some point.
Today was our last day in St Kitts and we managed to get off the ship for a few hours and found an amazing spot along the coast where there are monkeys that come down and feed right in front of you. After visiting so many islands and the jungles of Guyana, this is the first time that we have seen wild monkeys close up. It was a great experience.
