Well I am off on my adventure. I can't believe it is here already. It seems like only yesterday that I signed up for this. I have very strong feelings close to the surface at this time; excitement, apprehension, sadness for leaving my family, but joy for what I will be doing. This experience is way out of my comfort zone but I know it is what I am suppose to do. I was set apart for this mission and my bishop gave me a beautiful comforting blessing, so I am going with peace in my heart. As Helen Keller said;

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."

So this is my motto for this experience. Thank you all for your words of encouragement, and your love and support.

Bon Voyage!!

Here are some more pictures as well as the course the boat is taking. I received my itinerary and I leave on May 1st and will fly to the Dominican Republic and from there we will travel by boat to Antigua and will be there May5th to the 16th. After we are done there we will travel by boat to Cartagena Colombia and be there May 20-23rd. Then on to Colon Panama and be there May 24th to June 2nd. My rotation is then finished. We will travel through the Panama Canal that takes one day to get to the other side where I will fly out of Panama City back to Denver. I am getting excited but also a little sad about leaving my family, especially Frank!! I know the time will fly by for me because I will be very busy. I am getting reports from the first rotation and it sounds like an incredible experience. I have 2 1/2 weeks to get my boat legs ready!! Apparently there are tons and tons of ladders and stairs, elevators are very old and are reserved for only a select few things. I will look forward to the traveling days on the boat to the next locations because even though we will be busy getting ready for the next stop there will be some down time. I am hoping that is when I can do all of my journal updating. We'll see.