barbados!!!!

Hello from Venezuela!! 4 intense days, several sleepless nights, 1 busted back (Rebekah) and 2 stubbed pinky toes (Matt – he keeps running into things)… So much has happened. Yet, very little of can be described properly in the text of an email. Matt was too sick to go to his Peace Boat bachelor’s party but recovered in time for Barbados. -------Side note: as we were sitting in the bar/restaurant on the boat writing this we were interviewed for a local Venezuelan government TV station. They said you can check out the broadcast on the net when it airs next Monday May 7th, at 4:30 Venezuelan time. Here is the info for any of you who can figure out when that will be in your local time. www.vtv.gob.ve. The show is called Senal (and maybe says Asunto Jovens.)------
Barbados was fabulous! We were thinking of a small casual sort of venue, but the moment we mentioned ‘marriage’ everyone stood up to offer some sort of help. It was very heart warming (of course). Luckily for us onboard this ship there are people of every background, hairstylists and make-up artists included. The past couple of days we were the center of a floating village where everyone was mobilized to organize a massive celebration. So we had two wedding events, one quiet on the beach, the other had 2 emcees, performances, greetings from the staff captain, presentations of gifts and a million cameras. It has been quite overwhelming but everyone has been so generous they have made it a real pleasure. We have so much more we can explain later, in person and at various times. For now this is where we will leave it.