"Sailing ...Sailing..."

What do 312 people sailing from Tenerife, Spain to Lome, Togo do for 10 days on a ship?
Well...here are some ideas:
*try not to get seasick for the first few days by staring out the window at the horizon
*look out the window for sealife...whales, sharks, flying fish, dolphins, turtles, manata rays
*go to the bow and look for above mentioned sealife...
*go to deck 8 and look for previously mentioned sealife...
*stare out your window for afore mentioned sealife...
*play any number of card games...change rules as needed
*have a kareoke party
*play sock golf
*play any games possible...even made up ones
*plan an all crew scavenger hunt
*work on programs for the new outreach
*go to a leadership seminar
*have coffee
*stare at the stars
*have muster station drills
*kids go to school
*secure and resecure your cabin
*have breakfast...
*have lunch...
*have dinner...then
*sleep
*sleep and more sleep

All in all the sail has been going well.  It is a great way to get to know people better and bond as a crew!
These verses from  Psalms have become very comforting to all of us ...and even giving us a laugh.

Ps 107:23-30

"Others went out on the sea in ships;  they were merchants on the mighty waters.  They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep.  For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.  They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;  in their peril their courage melted away.  They reeled and staggered like drunken men;  they were at their wits' end.  Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.  He stilled the storm to a whisper;  the waves of the sea were hushed.  They were glad when it grew calm..."NIV