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Aretha - 20 59 South 00 22 East - Close to Completing our Longitude Circumnavigation



Calm seas Mid Atlantic.

About to pass a significant milestone. In another 22 miles we will have completed our longitude circumnavigation. That means we’ll have crossed through all 360 degrees of longitude around the world. We won’t have circumnavigated yet as we have to pass our outbound track to do that (that will be in Grenada) but its still significant.

It was about 18 months ago that Columbus and I went to the Greenwich Maritime museum whilst I was recovering from my back operation and we went to the Greenwich Meridian at the Observatory. In 22 miles we’ll be directly South of there. Overnight we’ve sailed underneath (as it were) my sister Pippa in Kent and will crossing off other UK landmarks today as we sail towards the Zero degree line and the switch from being in the East to being in the West.

We celebrated in advance last night with roast lamb and a rare drink at sea - a bottle of red from our South African collection.

450 miles now to St Helena although Bluebell did suggest we just keep going as she’s enjoying the passage so much. How times have changed since we started!

Team Aretha, almost due South of Greenwich, Out.



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