Crossing the Greenwich meridian, London must be just over the horizon.

Zero Degrees

January 11, South Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

Another relaxing day at sea, an hour of paddel tennis, went to see a talk on the history and geography of St Helena and one on Napoleon's exile to the island until his death.

At around 12:20 we crossed the Greenwich Meridian. Though as hard as I looked I couldn't see London in the distance, despite being the closest to home that we'll be on any part of the trip.

Since leaving the coast of Namibia the strong winds have disappeared and the sea for the last couple of days has been pretty flat. A real bonus as we aren't on the biggest ship in the world and our cabin is at the front.Read more