longest stretch yet! Luckily, we had some big events to keep things
exciting on the ship.
Super Bowl Sunday was the day we left the Amazon. There were a lot of
Giants and Patriots on the ship - strangely, most of the ship faculty
seemed to be supporting the Patriots. My Marine Biology teacher
warned us we might not have class again if the Giants won, since she
would have jumped off the ship in despair. Also, over the evening's
announcements, the Dean told everyone to get excited to watch the
Patriots beat the Giants. Luckily, the Giants fans had the last
laugh! It was a very intense game, made all the more intense by the
fact we were watching it live in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean! It
was pretty funny to see movie and tv show advertisements for things we
wouldn't be able to watch. It was a lot of fun to watch it with most
of the shipboard community - it was an exciting game that kept
everyone interested until the last second. Go Giants!
The day of the Super Bowl, the waves were starting to get intense.
The next day, at least half the ship seemed to be suffering from
seasickness. I had both my classes cancelled - for World Prayer, my
teacher was seasick, and in my normally 30-person East Meets West
class, only eight people showed up, so the professor just cancelled
class. A bonus reading day! It was fairly enjoyable since I wasn't
one of the seasick ones. The waves were consistently around 10 feet
high. Luckily, the ocean is getting calmer, and everyone on the ship
seems to be back to normal. There could be more seasick days ahead of
us though - apparently we haven't seen the worst seas yet!
Finally, today is Neptune Day! Neptune Day is the celebration for
when you cross the equator at sea. We actually crossed the equator
when we went into the Amazon, but we didn't celebrate until today.
Around 7:20 in the morning, the crew came marching down the halls,
banging on pots and pans and pounding on people's doors. The Dean
made an announcement: We needed King Neptune's approval to go through
the Southern seas. Everyone went on the pool deck. We stood by the
pool, as faculty poured some sticky green goo on us. When I went, the
videographer told the people to pour it on us slowly, so he could
capture the best video - that was nice... Immediately after we got
covered in green goo, we jumped into the tiny, salty pool. As soon as
we got out of the pool, we kissed a fish! Yes, it was a real fish.
Dean Bob was covered in green paint, pretending to be King Neptune,
which was pretty funny. After that, all that was left to do was watch
people shave their heads. I couldn't do it - I love my hair way too
much! An impressive amount of people did it, including several
girls. My friends Brynn and Grace shaved their heads, and they looked
good! Even though they said it was worth it, I still felt no
temptation to shave my hair off. However, I have a lot of admiration
for everyone who did!
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