Saturday 15 January
Awoke to cloudless skies and moderate seas. Another leisurely day at sea beckons interrupted by visits to the restaurant for meals and reclining on sun loungers on deck with our Kindles!
Aurora is making her way very sedately towards Recife, where we dock on Wednesday 19th. We have seen very little sea life since we left Madeira except for a couple of whale spouts on the horizon and flying fish this morning. At around 2200 this evening we pass between the Cape Verde islands.
Tuesday 18 January
At 0330 this morning we crossed the Equator and at 1530 this afternoon there was a ‘Crossing the Line’ ceremony – we have seen one of these before. Supposedly we have to ask Neptune to allow us to continue our voyage! Should be a good photo/video opportunity if the rain stops!! Have just seen two birds, the first since leaving Madeira. They were exactly the same as we saw in the Caribbean last month, booby, a member of the gannet family. Hoping to see something a little more exotic as the cruise continues.
A couple more anomalies for you - because of our itinerary, we lose the 22nd February completely and have the 12th March twice! We put our clocks back again this evening which makes us 3 hours behind the UK for our arrival in Recife tomorrow.
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