Mini Break in Robertsport

We just got back from a 3 day break in Robertsport - a 3 hour drive West up the coast from Monrovia.

Stretch break en route!

View taken from our tent. It was a beautiful location. We stayed in tents on stilts with decking flooring. The set-up was so nice it could hardly be called camping!

Every convenience, at least while the generators were switched on!

Bearing in mind it is currently rainy season we didn't know what to expect of the weather. It had rained for 4 days solid prior to us going and we disembarked the ship and began our journey in the rain. By the time we arrived it was glorious sunshine. The sun continued to shine till the morning we departed! We had the most lovely time, relaxing in the sun, reading, watching the kids all play together in the lagoon, playing family games, including a darts tournament, Mexican Train dominoes, and card games.

Two of the evenings we had camp fires and roasted marshmallows and told funny stories including stories from childhood days. What a special family time.

Today is Matt's 21st Birthday and we look back in amazement at how our kids have grown and all that our family has done especially over the last 8 years since we joined Mercy Ships. It has truly been an incredible journey. We listen to our kids talk and realize just what a broad world view they have, along with an appreciation for so many different cultures.

We decorated our cabin door with pics of him at different ages, much to his embarassment!

Opening presents! After opening this one Matt can honestly tell his friends he got a helicopter for his 21st!

This remote control version has done many laps of our cabin today and then out into the mid ships area attracting a crowd.