So after living in Liberia for months we have actually left the country. This includes leaving dry ground! We are sailing! It was a beautiful day and at approximately 12:15pm we, with the help of a tug boat, pulled away from the dock that has been our yard for 10 months and left the port of Liberia. It didn't take long to discover who had sea legs and who had sea sickness (I have sea legs and love sailing). And it has been a real laugh watching everyone walk from side to side instead of in a straight line.
The ship has a lower balance which determines how quickly a ship will straighten itself up. The Africa Mercy will straighten out in about 9 seconds, where the old ship, the Anastasis, had a 15 second balance. All of this means that you feel the ship rock more because it straightens itself up faster. This is one of the effects of living on a ship that was built to be a train and car ferry.
But the coolest part so far was this morning when the captain announced over the pa system that dolphins were seen from the bow (front). So we all ran to the nearest window and watched the schools of dolphins swim next to and under the ship. They were smaller than I expected but still amazing to watch.
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