[password] rachel25,
[position] 00 12.29n 017 48.77w
[status] On passage from Brazil towards Cape Verdes

Ithaka crossed the equator this evening at 1745 local, 2045 UTC. We crossed the line under a deep orange waxing moon suspended above us like a cup, half full, and shedding a ruddy glow across the smooth sea. With Handel's Water Music and Caipirinhas, we remembered the last 4 years in the southern hemisphere, the people, the places, the animals, the birds, the laughs, the sad times, and we look forward to the northern hemisphere, and to the future.

[speed] 5.5 knots
[heading] 023 degrees true
Wind ESE 10 kts. Smooth sea. Sky 0% cloud. Baro 1004
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