Friday, February 5, 2010

Still sailing...

Today was such a beautiful calm day on the ocean - I'm loving sailing! Although I think the pictures are beautiful, it's so much more amazing seeing it in person! We got to see whales, dolphins, and flying fish - God's creation is beautiful!



We've been practicing fire/evacuation and 'man overboard' drills on the ship. These begin with a horn alarm followed by an overhead announcement "Attention all crew, this is the captain speaking. This is a drill, this is a drill, this is a drill. Please assemble at your muster stations you've been assigned to."


Muster Station 'D' - Tatiana, Hannah, & Becca



The Bridge
A few figures for the technical people. We're traveling at about 12 knots/hr (x1.8 to get miles), about 25 miles from West Africa coast, sea depth - 2700 meters, cost of fuel ~ $250,000 for a sail of 10 days (all $ from donations).


Bow of the ship. During rough seas the waves covered the whole bow.

Sarah & I at the front of the bow



1 comment:

Unknown said...

Oh Jo it looks just wonderful and your tenerife pictures were so great to see! You know or can imagine how I am feeling :) (Looked at the tenerife pics after a night shift and walking home on a COLD day!) Miss you. Thank you for your work in this blog and the pics. Praying for you. Will write more later. Love Sabina