South Pacific Ocean10°57’28” S 78°7’10” W
27 Mac 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Proceeding at a leisurely pace in a northward direction towards Manta in Ecuador. Only about 1,100km south of the equator now but still not as hot as would be expected. Mind you if you stand in theBaca lagi
South Pacific Ocean5°34’33” S 81°25’41” W
28 Mac 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
OK yes I said we would be in Manta today. Wrong! It happens when you get old and don't check your itinerary.
Calm day, still cooler than I thought as we are closing rapidly on the equator.
NoBaca lagi
EcuadorPunta Murciélago0°55’60” S 80°43’12” W
28 Mac 2024, Ecuador ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
In Manta, our only stop in Ecuador. Warm, about 35 degrees but with a nice breeze. We are about 100km south of the equator, so will be in the northern hemisphere by tomorrow morning.
Had a morningBaca lagi
North Pacific Ocean2°33’4” N 79°59’25” W
29 Mac 2024, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Crossed into the northern hemisphere last night. You could tell the exact moment by the sound of all the sinks swapping from the water going down clockwise instead of counter clockwiseBaca lagi
PanamaIsla Perico8°55’12” N 79°31’9” W
30 Mac–3 Apr 2024, Panama ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Second last stop on the cruise. The city is very high rise, most of which has popped up since the USA handed back the canal zone in 2000.
Went and had a look at the Miraflores Locks at the Pacific endBaca lagi
PanamaNuevo Cristóbal9°23’33” N 79°54’57” W 31 Mac 2024, Panama ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Unlike yesterday we saw ships go through the locks on the Panama Canal today. One of them was ours.
Up before Sparrow Fart this morning (5:30am) to make sure I caught the action. Unlike the SuezBaca lagi
Caribbean Sea11°15’32” N 75°54’15” W
1 April 2024, Caribbean Sea ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Well the Caribbean decided to be a bit lumpy today. Does not match the holiday brochures.
It will be crosswords, reading etc for the day. Might have a look at deck 10 as the upsy downsy weather mightBaca lagi
ArubaPaardenbaai12°31’1” N 70°2’24” W
Caribbean Sea17°34’34” N 74°50’9” W
3 April 2024, Caribbean Sea ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Day at sea on the way to Fort Lauderdale, end point of the cruise.
Did a fair bit of packing today. Don't want to have a last minute panic.
Other than that it's the usual routine. Find a corner awayBaca lagi
North Atlantic Ocean22°15’45” N 77°33’34” W
4 April 2024, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Last day today. Have done 90% of packing and weighed the cases. Didn't buy many souvenirs, so we are well within weight.
I have run out of books, so I did 4 crosswords so far today. No whales, etc, soBaca lagi
