Hello everyone! And greetings from the Southern Hemisphere! :]

Today was the highly anticipated day called Neptune Day!

We crossed the equator this morning!

Some of the crew went around in toga/gladiator gear around 7:30 and woke everyone up with whistles and by banging on pots and pans down the floors on all the decks. (I had already been up of course, so I taped them).

"Activities" started at 9:00...for those of you who are left in the dark- Traditionally in the Navy- those who have never crossed the equator (pollywogs) have their heads shaved by King Neptune himself. I had "fish guts" dumped on me, dove into the pool, and then I kissed a fish (I'm almost positive it kissed me back- and my lips still linger of fish). Hahaha but it was definitely fun. And for those of you wondering, I did NOT  shave my head.

As tempting as it was at some points I over viewed the following things:

I love my hair, and it's getting really long.
Everyone compliments my hair, and people specifically told me NOT to get rid of my "gorgeous hair".
I have a GAZILLION dollars worth of hair products on the ship with me.
After your 5 minutes of fame- you are just an ugly bald chick on the ship.
After the head shaving you have to get a trim anyways because they miss a bunch of random spots.
It's really hard to pull the look off- And only one girl I've seen looks decent and that's because she kept a mohawk.
Everyone has been tanning- but clearly their scalps have not- so they look like glow sticks.
Hair grows back differently.
My hair would look like a fro growing back.
It'd be itchy and have awkward growth stages.
China is going to be cold.
People are going to look ugly in their photos.

I mean, I definitely cheered for the girls with long hair that did it- but let's be honest- they're not Demi Moore's, and they don't look attractive at all.

All in all today has been fun so far, and I am glad I have my hair with me still.

I'm all showered, headed to lunch, then working on homework.

I bowed in front of the prince, and he dubbed me a shellback (meaning I have gone through the process of crossing the equator and doing the appropriate events).
I then kissed King Neptune's ring, and received a certificate.

I'll keep you kid's updated. 7 days until we're in South Africa! And 8/9 days until I do outrageous things! :]
I can't wait!

Stoked!

<3