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We are in teh northern hemisphere!(written a week ago)
1045 Saturday December 12, 2015
David
We crossed the equator a few hours ago. A big moment. This was the schedule of events: 1] The ritual abuse of all the initiates aboard and a welcome to the guild of transoceanic deep sea voyagers 2} a tot of rum over the side to all the sea gods we know plus some - Tangaroa, Posseidon, Neptune, Charibdis, Ra, Thor and Zeuse by thunder. 3}The singing of Navire's praises, 4} The reading of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner in its entirety 5)Run a bucket of water down the sink to see if it goes the other way 6)A toast to the skipper, the mate, Navire and absent friends.

Unlike the ancient mariner, we've had a dream passage. Mostly 7 -10 knots, today 15-20, no squalls to speak of except just after the equator. The North Pacific welcomed us with a brief shower and a few minutes of 30 knots. No doldrums this time.

Janet
We are heading to Tarawa the main island of Kiribati. We plan to have Christmas at one of the outer islands with some of the fleet we are traveling with. We are on a five day passage which is the longest David and I have done with just two of us.
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