So, just how do you keep 400 weary Africa Mercy crew entertained on a hot sunny Saturday afternoon in Benin? Answer: the Benin Games! Over 20 teams consisting of 6 competitors in each team tackled a dozen tasks around the ship, encouraged by hundreds (well, several) excited spectators. The teams included "The Pirates Who Don't do Anything" ...
...the "Tooth Fairies" (our Dental team)...
...some Scandinavian ladies with the Danish flag (I've forgotten the team name or why they are flying the Danish flag - they can't all be Danish)...
..."Team Tert", from our Operating Room staff...
...some moody girls who said "what...ever!" a lot (and made us laugh)...
...and us, the Rainbow Warriors!
We were absolutely the worst team of the lot - I'm sure we got the lowest score. But it's not the winning that counts, it's the taking part. We all had a great time, and received a certificate for being the youngest team (average age, I guess, minus us adults). Olly
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