At 3:45ish, we crossed the line.
To answer the question that I've been getting a lot of, yes, it's hot. Very hot, but not stifling. In just a few days time, the average temperature is near 80 degrees during sunlight, and it's been very humid.
At 12 noon, the explorer turned on all four of her engines to 85% for the first time in the voyage. The MV Explorer was ranked number one of passenger ships of her size for speed. This is the fastest cruise ship in the world. And today, we were pushing upwards of 25 knots. The wake behind us is enormous, the water spewing from the 4 engines looks like a huge tail chasing us from behind. The result? We're hauling ass, which is good, because we have over 2,000 NM to go before porting in NAMIBIA on this Saturday.
With Neptune day behind us and a certificate of Shellback (not a joke) in hand, we rejoined classes this morning. Sleeping on the deck last night was a great experience, and I've definitely learned a lot about it. Bradee, Nate, Caroline and I picked the 7th deck, all the way forward since it was darkest and we could see the most stars. However, this is only a few yards from the bow of the ship, and the wind is immense. I would be woken up randomly by my sleeping bag whipping me in the face- not so fun. After fighting with it for a few hours, we finally succumbed and went to sleep in our cabins at about 3ish. Next time, we'll sleep aft and it will be much better.
For tonight, though, I'm gonna try an old fashioned bed-sleep. I should enjoy it while I have it, because while in Namibia later in the week, I will be completely bed-less. What could I possibly be doing that prohibits sleeping in a bed for 3 days, you ask? You'll have to stay tuned until tomorrow, and I'll spell it all out for you!
FYI, we had gained an hour from Spain and were then EST + 5. Since we are alingned with Nigeria now though, we lose an hour of sleep tonight, and return to EST + 6 hours.
Goodnight from the Southern Hemisphere.
Greg.
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