Blogs from Indian, Oceans and Seas - page 7

Dear Friends, Costa Romantica, April 12 2011 Another day on sea. Today we are crossing th Equator, so there will be a great party on board with the super animation team of the Romantica, also King Neptune will visit the Costa Romantica and don't forget the Costa Romantica Dancers. Some more information about Neptune and the Equator you find below. Thanks to Wikipedia. Enjoy the pictures!!!!. It was great fun!!!!!! See you next time on our Costa Sailorsblog. From the Indian Ocean with love Jacqueline and Adriaan aka Monkey and Bear The Story of Neptunus = Thanks to Wikipedia. Etymology The etymology of Neptunus is unclear and disputed. The ancient grammarian Varro derived the name from nuptus i.e. covering (opertio), with a more or less explicit allusion to the nuptiae, marriage of Heaven and Earth. Among ... read more

Dear friends, Reunion, April 5 2011 The Volcanos Adventure of Reunion. This morning we arrived at 06.30 at the Port of Reunion. Our volcano adventure starts early today: 7.45. First a very beautiful trip by coach to the mountains of Reunion. This route is called the panoramic route of the Tamarins. We pass St-Pierre and Le Tampon before we arrive at the Plaine des Cafres, a region of the isle which is rich in culture and in pasture land. From there, we took the route of the volcano of Bourg Murrat (at a altitude of 1.600 metres) until we reach the Pas de Bellecombe, at a altitude of 2.300 metres. The most surprising point of view is offered by the Plaine des Sables, covering a wide area of black and red scoria. This area looks like ... read more

Saturday April2nd, 2011 Indian Ocean- North of Madagascar Latitude 8 degrees 55 minutes’ south- Longitude 51 degrees 4 minutes’ east Yesterday at 7am we were the first ones off the ship in Victoria the capital of the Seychelles Islands. It is advertised as the smallest capital city in the world. With only 22 thousand inhabitants it was not overly crowded, but I think everyone with a car was in town. We walked into downtown and found the Tourist Information Office. We told the nice girl working there that we wanted to rent a car. She called someone and he said he had one car left. We agreed to a price of 54 Euros for the day and he brought the car to us. The car looked great and we were soon on our way. Once out ... read more

March 12th--- Neptune day is a traditional celebration that happens every semester on the ship. It is supposed to occur when our ship crosses the equator, but due to poor weather and timing, we had Neptune Day today. Basically this is what happened…first we are woken up by drums and whistles around 7 am (not very excited about that, considering the fact that I had no classes today and I got zero sleep in India). Then we all eat breakfast and head up to the pool deck. Captain Jeremy dressed up as King Neptune. His entire body was covered in green paint and he had a crown, fancy ring and trident. He sat on a lounge chair (which was supposed to be his throne) on the top of the pool. Everyone lines up in their bathing ... read more

Place: Pacific Ocean --- going to Chennai So here it is, the first entry to my India blog! Pretty crazy stuff…I can’t even comprehend the fact that I’m still going to be there in less than 24 hours. I mean I’m pretty much half way around the world at this point and the trip is at the halfway point as well. Time has been flying. I mean when I look at the flat map of the world in my room, I see the dot at where I started and where I am now and I am amazed! Literally, I have already been to 2 continents and 5 different countries. Anyway, staying on topic, tonight at pre-port they yet again freaked us out with all the safety, dress, and multiple health issues in India….oh not to mention ... read more