After 11 long days (especially the last 3 days of a very rocking and rolling sail), in the early morning hours yesterday, we arrived in Tenerife, Spain (part of the Canary Islands). 
(Thanks Dag for this picture)
We had an incredible sunrise to welcome us in the morning.
We were greeted by a trumpet player, I was told later, he has been welcoming the crew of Mercy Ships with his trumpet playing since 1991! It was a great honour and very touching to hear him play.
(Thanks Dag for this picture also)
Everyone who was on the bridge and brought us safely into port, came out to watch the gangway be secured into place.
Olly was the first one off of the ship, and promptly bent down and kissed the ground!
We had two returning crew members and one new crew on the dock to greet us. Which just added to the excitement and the joy of the occasion.
One of the first things Joshua has talked about doing, after arriving in Tenerife, was go to McDonalds. He was so happy he inhaled his Big Mac and Fries before anyone else had a chance to even taste their food!
We will spend about 6 weeks here getting work done on the ship and to prepare for our upcoming time in Togo, in early February.
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