Actually, we didn't cross the equator today. The ship will cross the equator about 6 am tomorrow, but there was a short crossing the equator ceremony today. It was held on the back deck and involved the entertainment team, silly games, and throwing the cruise director in the pool. This was all followed up by a bit of music and dancing and a good time was had by all.
Peter was running classes and couldn't join in. Amazingly, despite the equator ceremony going on at the same time, the passengers still turned up for class. That's dedication for you.
About 4pm, the sea started to turn green and flatten out. This is the first sign that we are approaching the Amazon and the green is because the brown Amazon river water is mixing with the sea water. Watching over the side of the ship, I spotted a few fish swimming just below the surface. Weirdly, it's only here, where the sea is green, that you can see them like this. It must be something to do with the fresh and the salt water mixing.
By the time we got to the evening's entertainment on the back deck, the water had turned the lovely muddy brown of the Amazon. The fun of the afternoon continued into the evening, with a little bit of a flutter on the horses, i.e. the entertainment team galloping around the deck according to the throw of a dice, and then the "Trash the 70's" cabaret late in the evening resulted in just about everybody dancing, including me n Peter.
And then it was time for bed. Tomorrow we'll start our journey up the Amazon. Fantastic.
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