Day 8 at sea

Libby slept soundly for 13 hours, and wasn't haunted by snakes or anything else nasty. So we had a great evening and night's sleep. In the evening, someone organised the first Africa Mercy record-breaking evening in the dining room - it included record-breaking events such as: who can make the tallest tower out of cutlery; who can hold water bottles at arms length the longest; who can put a load of chairs on tables and take them down the quickest; who can drink 1 litre of pear nectar the quickest; who can do the greatest number of push-ups in a minute etc. The last record-breaking event was - how many people can be squeezed into a small ship's shower-room - and they managed 25. They were even posting people into the slot above the other guys head. Not for claustrophobics like me. Anyway, Sunday morning has arrived and the sea is still calm, the sky is hazy but clear, and its hot. This time tomorrow we will be able to see Benin I hope, and will be making preparations for arrival. Olly