On Thursday evening I was part of a group from the Africa Mercy who attended a formal reception aboard the US Navy high-speed catamaran Swift, where we were given drinks on the helicopter deck and the opportunity to talk to officers from all four of the US Navy ships currently operating out of Monrovia. My friend Josh and I got talking to a very friendly and unassuming guy who turned out to be the Commodore of the whole group, and he invited us to tour the command ship, Fort McHenry...
which we did as a family on Saturday. It was a great morning, and we were treated like royalty and were even invited to join the Captain and Commodore in the Officers Mess for brunch. Swift has already left Monrovia for Tema, Ghana, for more humanitarian supply work, whilst the rest of the task force are heading to Senegal tomorrow, to continue the program there. They will return to Monrovia in September, where I hope we will make more contacts and visit more US Navy ships. 
First photo of Fort McHenry as we approached her in a small launch. Second photo of Noah in the landing craft that was taking us back to the Africa Mercy. Olly
which we did as a family on Saturday. It was a great morning, and we were treated like royalty and were even invited to join the Captain and Commodore in the Officers Mess for brunch. Swift has already left Monrovia for Tema, Ghana, for more humanitarian supply work, whilst the rest of the task force are heading to Senegal tomorrow, to continue the program there. They will return to Monrovia in September, where I hope we will make more contacts and visit more US Navy ships. 
First photo of Fort McHenry as we approached her in a small launch. Second photo of Noah in the landing craft that was taking us back to the Africa Mercy. Olly
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