Location: Underway to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean
Today, the wind has been roaring, and Argo has kept a constant speed of about 8.5 knots, which should allow us to arrive on Christmas Island tomorrow. It has been a beautiful day, with the sun shining and the ocean glistening. We started out the day with a Marine Biology test, followed by a viewing of the introduction to Blue Planet. Then, as we came on deck, we were reminded of how we live on this blue planet by the sight of a whale 100 yards off the bow. The whale quickly disappeared, and we went back to steering around fishing vessels. This was followed by a meal of chicken curry, which required lots of focus to eat due to the steady rocking of the boat.