It was very rainy this morning. We were waken by thunder and pouring rain about 5am and it continued through much of the morning. I wondered how many people would be at church since quite a few walk. The people who live on their boat did not venture in. When the weather is uncertain, they need to stay with their boat and be ready To See why, Click on Freewinds to learn to do whatever to keep it and themselves safe. They may have had to be away from land because of the rough surf.

There was a good attendance in spite of the rain. The rain on the tin roof made hearing a little more difficult, but Pastor Baron continued with his sermon from Revelation 2:18-29.

I had an interesting conversation with a visitor to the church. She told me that she had been on a mission trip to China. Apparently, in the past she has made these trips and taught English. On one trip, she had been talking to a Chinese man and wondered at his good grasp of English. He told her that he had learned English by listening to TWR. TWR has programs where scripture is read and taught with very slow

and careful speech, with the purpose of teaching English along with the scripture. Our conversation was interrupted so I did not find out if the man had become a believer from the broadcast but we do know that God’s Word was planted.

We had a great lunch and fellowship with friends Amado and Sue Felix at the Rum Runners Restaurant located at Captain Don’s Habitat. Many fond memories from 40 years ago were part of our conversation. The waves were high again today and the splashing went well above our heads.

Fortunately the splashing just missed reaching our table. The eating level just beyond and below us was closed. Also while eating, there were several iguanas roaming around looking for handouts. We counted almost a dozen of various sizes as we left.

On our way home, we saw Dona Luisa I loaded and ready to leave for Curacao tomorrow. It can hold up to thirty 30 foot containers on trailers. The Aggreko generator sets from the site made up some of the cargo.

We also saw Dona Luisa I‘s older and smaller ‘sister’, Don Andreas I, empty and ready to load at the dock near customs.

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Click Bonaire salt to learn more about the history of the different colors of obelisks.

Every time we got out of the car this afternoon as we traveled toward the south end, the mosquitoes swarmed us. Must be because of the abundance of rain we have had combined with the lack of wind. We got out of the car only long enough to snap the photos.

Tonight we got in a short swim, but I got tossed around by the waves. Larry swam in deeper water and didn’t notice it as much. The mosquitoes found us when we got out though!