Made it!

Tuesday 10am, Cotonou: We made it! Thank you for all your prayers. Our engineers got the engines working again late last night, but we stayed at anchor until daylight and experienced a very uncomfy and disturbed nights sleep as the ship rolled badly in the water (although Libby slept well - thanks for your prayers for her too). This morning we sailed into the Port of Cotonou around 9ish:

Above: members of the Advance Team and the Mercy Team wait on the dock to great us.

Above, the dock looking North.

Above, the dock looking south.

The dock is just how I remembered it - caked in cement from the regular bulk carriers that bring cement clinker to Benin (how I hate them!) and very public. We are surrounded by smaller cargo and passenger ships, so please pray for our safety and security on the dock. Captain Tim berthed the Africa Mercy starboard side to the dock and will send divers down later to see if the water is deep enough to turn around. We are waiting for Customs and Immigration officials to come aboard to start clearing the crew and vehicles before we start the mammoth job of unloading and setting-up our dockside workshop. More later. Olly