http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Peter_and_Saint_Paul_Archipelago
At about 6:00 this morning, an announcement was made that the ship was approaching St. Peter and St. Paul rocks, a rather curious archipelago (that's an awfully long label for this tiny chain) in the Atlantic Ocean. Just north of the equator, these rocks house a Brazilian research station and a lot of brown boobies. After a few moments spent lingering off "shore," the ship sailed on.
The crossing of the equator was the next excitement this morning around 11:00 AM. Even with the strong surf, it was easy to spot that imaginary red line running east-west right under the boat!
The ship's current coordinates are 00 36.97 S, 30 10.61 W. Two more days at sea before we reach Salvador Bahia, but with luck we will see the Fernando de Noronha later today or tomorrow. Unfortunately there is no time for a stop, but that will be a place worth coming back to!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_de_Noronha
More later on the equatorial ceremonies planned for later this afternoon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-crossing_ceremony
Here is the sun at 6:41 this morning... gorgeous!
Well, one can only hope that the Navy's notorious tradition of brutal, sadistic hazing won't be part of your equator-crossing celebrations.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, dying to hear about your impressions of Bahia, as we're planning to go there in February.