At 4pm today we crossed the equator and were visited by Neptunus Rex who put the crew through various ordeals before presenting them with certificates declaring them Most Honorable Friends of Neptune's Court. 31
The ordeals involved sea, air and land, with the clouds of the air symbolized by flour and the dirt of the land symbolized by cocoa powder. 32
Bertie was not presentable enough to satisfy Neptunus who insisted on shaving him as well. 33