The Southern Hemisphere!

We officially crossed the equator at around 4 AM on March 18.  I was up for it and there really is a big line going across the Earth.  Just kidding. There’s no line and I wasn’t even up for it…no one knew about it until the morning when we saw the ship’s position.   Kind of disappointing.  But it was very exciting to know I was in the Southern Hemisphere and that I’ve officially been in all four hemispheres.   
       
The water, also, looks a lot different for some reason.  I can’t put my finger on it but there’s something different about it, as well as the sky.  The sunsets the past few evenings have been absolutely gorgeous.    The water temperature is also hovering around 86 degrees Fahrenheit and it’s been around 90-100 daily.  I wish we could just stop the ship for a few hours and all jump in and swim around!  I don’t know if that would be such a good idea, because I have a feeling these are shark-infested waters.   So far I haven’t seen any sharks, but I have seen dolphins, sea snakes, whales, and flying fish.  There’s a lot more sea life around here then there has been on any other leg of the trip.  Pretty exciting. 

We only have a few more days until we get to Mauritius and everyone’s excited to just get to the beaches and relax!