All is good...

The skipper writes: 17:47 21 Aug 2009

"And so this is it, the final entry. The lads left us this morning and headed back to Liverpool. Phil slipped away back to his megastar existence and the boat is very quiet.

We had an emotional look back after dinner the other night and shared our best, worst and most memorable bits.... so many different stories and so many experiences.

Each of the lads has gone away having had a positive, life-changing time onboard and they all have something to work towards now. Matty has the Merchant Navy, Ben has an apprenticeship, and Daryl, the fire service. Maybe things are less clear currently for Wayne but there is new direction in his life now and many more things to live for. Josh has added to the wealth of experience he has accrued all over the world and all of us have gained something.

Can you put a price on such a life changing thing? Not really, it's a thing of such value and such rarity that nothing can truly describe its worth. The events of the last 9 weeks will live with us all for the rest of our lives and the memories will, I'm sure, keep us going through all manner of hard times. Its a remarkable thing to do and it makes us all remarkable people.

Diggory Rose "