Monday, 11 April 2016
Gulf Waters RV Resort — Port Aransas, Texas
It’s my birthday today! So I gave myself a present … a day off from working on sightseeing plans for the RTW. I’ve been researching ports non-stop since we arrived at our Port Aransas base on March 26. I deserve a rest don’t you think?
During happy hour today, Mui and I were talking about our upcoming voyage. For some reason the topic keeps popping up like a jack-in-the-box … heh, heh, heh.
Anyway, the conversation turned to the number of miles we expect to travel around the world. My iPad was handy, so I asked Siri to tell me the circumference of the earth. Her response: “24,901 miles.” That’s at the equator, of course. Those miles correspond to 40,074 km. Or 21,638 nautical miles — which is the more accurate unit of measurement for us as it is the standard used at sea.
But we won’t be charting a course along the equator. Nor will we be following a straight line. So, I looked up the distance that I remembered was noted in the 2017 voyage brochure — 45,495 nautical miles are projected. Will that hold true? Highly unlikely. And in reality … the miles don’t matter … the friendships we make along the way, however, will!
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