The Adventure Begins.......

On July 31, we drove to Harwich, on the eastern shore of England, and waited in line with a zillion other cars to board the huge, white boat you see on the horizon. The boat pulled away from England around 6 PM and we arrived in Esbjerg, Denmark the next afternoon around 1:00.
This was our room----with 2 sets of bunkbeds and our own little bathroom. It was an interesting ride on the boat. Our plan was to hang out in the room, maybe walk around the boat a bit, then get them to bed ASAP; then we would wake up early and play and really explore what the boat had to offer. This was a disaster plan! Luke was way too excited to go to bed any time soon, and Caleb had no intention of sleeping in a foreign place with all of us around. Needless to say, we have amended our plan for the return trip home.
The next morning, after I realized I was going to be on the verge of throw-up regardless of medication, or position on the boat----we all headed down stairs to drink Cokes and hang out with the clown. In this picture, Luke is up front about to enter a hool-a-hoop contest (which thankfully he ducked out of at the last minute). It's been a VERY rough start, but we feel fortunate and happy to be setting out on this adventure.

p.s. I've been without internet access for a month now, so I'm writing about this retrospectively. We're currently on the last leg of the trip so hopefully I'll catch up soon. I've got lots of pictures.