28. Crossing the equator etc.

Tuesday November 2nd, it's 4.35 pm and we are about to cross the equator. Unfortunately, it's all been a bit of an anticlimax as the weather is overcast, there are heavy rain showers around mixed in with drizzle, so the "crossing the line" ceremonies have all been cancelled. I don't really understand why as people were going to get wet anyway! I'm sure King Neptune is calling us a bunch of wimps...but there you go, King Elf and Safety rules everything these days and has called rank.

Still, the ship's whistle sounded as we sailed over from the northern hemisphere to the southern....the picture attached captured the scene at the time.

In other news, there was yet another medical emergency yesterday afternoon. A call went out on the PA for any registered type O blood donors on board who were willing to donate. Evidently there was a very good response but thus far we have no news of why the call went out in the first place, but condition of the patient is described as "much improved and stable".

On the wildlife front, the flying fish appear to have given way to countless jellyfish. I can also confirm a sighting of a sea snake.