Point Zero

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An incredibly cool thing happened today. We crossed "Point Zero" on the globe. That is, 0.00 latitude and 0.00 longitude. And the most amazing thing is there is a buoy to mark it! Can you imagine? The chain on it must be more than 5000 yards long! The old joke is seeing the line when you cross the equator, but here there actually is a marker! So cool!

Except that it is, in reality, really, really hot. And humid. Practically unbearable. The ship put on a silly program commemorating the crossing of the equator. It was similar, but better than the one they did on the way down. King Neptune came aboard and sentenced various members of the crew before he allowed us to cross the equator. This time many of the crew, including the captain, had to kiss a huge raw octopus and eventually all the senior officers and cruise staff ended up in the pool, fully dressed. It was ridiculous, but well done. And everyone had a great time.

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