25 Jul 09 - From the 8 - 12 Watch - Day 1

Arrived at the Christian Radich in the morning all very nervous. We were shown where we were to sleep in hammocks. This came with a very amusing introduction and demonstration of how to get into a hammock, which was filmed much to consternation of out mentor.  We then squeezed our kit into our lockers and then given some free time to wonder round. We walked around the boats which took along time to do since there are so many boats taking part in the event. We came back in time for dinner, which was followed by some get-to-know-each-other games. We then had some free time to explore the nearby pubs. Our mentor enjoying them slightly too much and not coming onboard till the early hours of the morning. Some found the hammocks slightly uncomfortable but others had a good long sleep.