Tag: Neptune Day

Five-Years Ago (06-March-2016) — Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 61: Neptune Day while crossing the Indian Ocean.

Neptune Day celebration. Time-lapse video of the shellback initiation for those crossing the equator their first time. Over 50 of the students and life-long learners had their heads shaved.

Shellbacks. (David J Mathre)
Shellbacks. MV World Odyssey At Sea Indian Ocean. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)

I hope that Semester at Sea is able to run voyages in the future post COVID-19.

Four Years Ago (06-March-2016) — Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 61: Neptune Day while crossing the Indian Ocean.

Neptune Day celebration. Time-lapse video of the shellback initiation for those crossing the equator their first time. Over 50 of the students and life-long learners had their heads shaved.

I feel for the Semester at Sea voyagers this year as they miss several ports to avoid the COVID-19 virus. I wish them well, and hope the program is able to continue in the future.

 

Monday (07-March-2016) — Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 62: At Sea, Indian Ocean.

Group photo of shellbacks with shaved heads the day after Neptune Day and the crossing the equator celebration (initiation). Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens.

Gone to See the World 2016. Day 76. Semester at Sea SP16 Day 62. MV World Odyssey At Sea Indian Ocean. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Gone to See the World 2016. Day 76. Semester at Sea SP16 Day 62. MV World Odyssey At Sea Indian Ocean. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)