Crossing the Equator

Today we crossed the equator, and all of the polywogs onboard became shellbacks. Those people who wanted to participate in the traditional rituals appeared not before King Neptune, but before Aegir, the Norse god of the sea. After all, this is the Viking Sun. Even Heather Clancy, the Captain, and his wife Laura got in on the fun. We had all sorts of Norse nautical critters onboard. We had to kiss a dead fish, take a leap into the pool, and then shoot a swig of straight aquavit.Weiterlesen