One Month Down
We’ve now been deployed for a little
over a month. Since my last post the ship visited two ports, though I
didn’t actually do much off the ship in either port.
The first was Acajutla, El Salvador. Apparently, the whole region is
one of the most dangerous in the world, so our visit was limited to a
couple of hotels in Acajutla and a mall in San Salvador. I decided to
stay on the ship for this visit, as neither of those options interested
me. I prefer to see the real side of a city, not the tourist traps.
Our visit to Golfito, Costa Rica was what we call a ‘Brief Stop for
Fuel’ (BSF). Basically, we pulled in one day, refueled, and pulled out
the next morning. Due to the shortness of our visit, we were unable to
leave the pier, but what we could see was beautiful. It was raw jungle,
deep enough to completely hide the little town next to the port from
our view. And to top it off, as we entered the port, we saw a complete
rainbow - from end to end. Wow.
In between ports, we caught some drug runners, which was a nice
fufillment of our actual mission out here. ABC News mentions the bust here.
It’s been a busy month, with plenty to do most every day. I can’t
say I’ve had a great time, but I’ve had a passable time, and I’m
starting to get used to it. The most important thing I’ve found as I’ve
gone along, though, is my daily prayer and scripture study. I can’t do
this without the Lord’s help.
Good job big brother! I read the article from ABC News–kinda cool to think they’re talking about you guys! I love you.