December 28, 2024
Equator Crossing - 12/21/24 I became an official Shellback!
I never knew this Ship tradition, but passengers and crew who have never crossed the equator on a Ship need to participate in a Crossing the Line or Neptune Day Ceremony. It's an ancient naval tradition, involving a series of tests and pranks that prove you are worthy to change. Our test involved the Captain willing plunging into the pool and all of us Pollywogs kissing a fish, getting sprinkled with sea water and then presented with a flower lei, graduating to a Shellback! We technically crossed the equator at 5:29 a.m. but they let us sleep and have breakfast and did the ceremony at 10:00am! Must say the Welcome to the Equator signs were impressive!
I got to do 14 dives and 5 snorkel trips over our two weeks at Eco Cove Resort. I feel much more confident and comfortable diving, practice does truly help! Eco has these t-shirts that list all their Resort excursions - we made a nice dent in all of them and it's hard to pick a favorite!
Friday nights at Eco Cove Resort are sunset excursion time. All the guest are taken over to tiny Yeben Rock Island. This time the tde ws coming in quickly and alot of the island was already covered by water but that didn't dampen our party! We had a cooler of beer this time too! We also have become feriendly with the 2 families that were there sharing with us.
Eco Cove Resort in Raja Ampat - Oh what a wonderful place! I have truly loved my time here! Sharing it all with wonderful friends, made it even better. Here's some highlights above and below the water.