Another day on Libyan ship Omar Almokhtar boat. Started at eight o clock. Showered, done my washing by hand. ( shouldn’t have said that as John will refuse to buy me a machine if ours ever breaks down 😂😂😂). Yesterday was crazy we left Crete then had to return Don’t know why!!!! Few hours later Navy ship came telling us one of the main ships from Sumud had been left with nobody on board. We heard that this had happened. They wanted to know if we knew where they were. We said no. In fact they had left on other boats 5 minutes later we left again to sail So on way to Gaza. It’s been an experience I will never forget. Good one and glad I done this. 18 months ago I spent 3 weeks in Istanbul Sadly the day before we left the flag was pulled from our ship so we couldn’t go. I can’t describe enough the hospitality of the Libyan men on board to the 3 internationals on this ship. We don’t cook, we don’t wash dishes and don’t clean anything. If they see you going even to lift a chair they run to get it for you It is an honour to be on this boat with these amazing activists. Just really nice people. We had a visit last night with another boat who had no food or water on board and no fuel to cook with. We handed over (in great difficulty due to the darkness and waves) water, food and fuel. Along with dates of course. I am the only non Muslim on this flotilla and the respect they show me goes beyond words. Sadly at this time I can’t show you the video of this for various reasons So I watched 3 of our men risking their lives to deliver this aid. Bobbing up and down on the water trying to steer our lifeboat towards their ship. Thank god they made it. Food etc handed over to massive cheers and of course the obligatory FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 and from THE RIVER TO THE SEA So first day was horrendous soooo. Sooooo sick. Few days later I was just feeling sick, now I am enjoying the waves. So life on board is good. We are ONE LARGE FAMILY indeed. I do miss my husband of course. As I do my daughter and granddaughter. Not forgetting our dogs I just want to deliver the aid to people of Gaza. Get back to Libya, that’s where the boat left from and get home. I miss our stall massively and people on it but when people are dying of hunger and thirst we need to do something.
SO LETS BREAk THE SEIGE !!!!! No more holocaust of the Palestinian 🇵🇸 people I must admit I am scared of seeing Gaza flattened and poverty of the starving Palestinian people. We cannot stand back and do nothing. It’s not the people it’s the Government’s that are the problem around the world. Saying that many countries have now joined beside us by sending military escorts to sail with us and Turkey has provided 3 drones to try and protect us The Italian dockworkers have said if they lose any communication with the ships they will shut down the docks and nothing can enter or leave. TRUE SOLIDARITY. Unlike the U.K. who say they will not offer us any protection.
When we were in Crete we had drones, low flying aeroplanes over us. Frightening it was. You don’t know where to shelter. Next night more drones over us. When the drones flew over us taking pictures and video, we were waiting on something being dropped on us. Suddenly a horrendous storm appeared and the drones were unable to continue and left. So I have just been told we may arrive today in Gaza. Fingers crossed.