Day 32 ~11,500 Miles, Equator Crossing

February 5, 2020, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

Day 32 ~11,500 Miles

At 17:28 local time the mighty horn of The Mariner sounded and we officially crossed the Equator at 145° 6.00’ W into the South Pacific and Southern Hemisphere

After submitting to the seafarer test of Neptune, I am no longer a Pollywog. I kissed the fish and was doused with iced fish water, I am officially a Shellback (and badly in need of a shower).

Alas my traveling companions remain Pollywogs.Read more