Tropic of Cancer
This evening we crossed the Tropic of Cancer and we celebrated our entrance into the tropics with a deck dinner. The dinner was a farewell to Spain and included a sumptuous array of Spanish delicacies which the Hotel Manager and the Head Chef had acquired during our port calls in Cadiz on the mainland and in Santa Cruz de La Palma in the Canary Islands. The sun set with a spectacular green flash just as Third Cook Amor Maglente took the meat and fish from the barbecue. Today was a relaxing day at sea. Some of us exercised our bodies at the morning stretching and toning session conducted by our Massage Therapist, Sheila Macalinao. After breakfast we exercised our minds with presentations by the staff on The Atlantic Slave Trade and on The Geology of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The weather is warm and the sea is calm, as it should be here in the tropics, and it was a fine day for bird-watching on the foredeck or swimming in the pool aft. Through the day we have seen a beaked whale and a sea turtle, as well as one ship, a Greek long-line fisherman. We are starting to really adjust to life aboard Endeavour as we sail south. On this voyage we will cover over 90 degrees of latitude, one quarter of the Earth. So far we have crossed 13.
This evening we crossed the Tropic of Cancer and we celebrated our entrance into the tropics with a deck dinner. The dinner was a farewell to Spain and included a sumptuous array of Spanish delicacies which the Hotel Manager and the Head Chef had acquired during our port calls in Cadiz on the mainland and in Santa Cruz de La Palma in the Canary Islands. The sun set with a spectacular green flash just as Third Cook Amor Maglente took the meat and fish from the barbecue. Today was a relaxing day at sea. Some of us exercised our bodies at the morning stretching and toning session conducted by our Massage Therapist, Sheila Macalinao. After breakfast we exercised our minds with presentations by the staff on The Atlantic Slave Trade and on The Geology of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The weather is warm and the sea is calm, as it should be here in the tropics, and it was a fine day for bird-watching on the foredeck or swimming in the pool aft. Through the day we have seen a beaked whale and a sea turtle, as well as one ship, a Greek long-line fisherman. We are starting to really adjust to life aboard Endeavour as we sail south. On this voyage we will cover over 90 degrees of latitude, one quarter of the Earth. So far we have crossed 13.
