Thursday, 9 March 2017
At Sea — Coral Sea
Stats @ Ship’s Time 8:40p (AEST) … UTC 10:40a (9 March)
Temp: 83.3F (28.5C)
Position: 16.50.16S / 145.49.75E
The World is a book, and who do not travel read only a page.
~ Saint Augustine ~
We were in a wet sauna today — especially when we were walking around Cairns [pronounced Cans] … Australia’s gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. I later learned that the day’s high was 90F (32C) … and that was without taking into consideration the sky-high humidity. I felt like I had just gotten out of a shower — except that I didn’t feel refreshed. No “misty glow” here — the sweat was pouring down my face and body in rivulets that I was powerless to stop. Got to get used to these conditions, I suppose … there will be plenty more of it in the days ahead.
