International Date Line Crossing

Day 38.  January 21, 2018 Sunday Crossing the International Date Line means we lost Jan. 21 completely.

International Date Line is the boundary on the globe between consecutive calendar dates.  It extends from the North Pole to the South Pole at approximately 180 degrees longitude.  It helps the world keep their calendars aligned.  IDL is the line on the earth where 24 time zones are “reset’.  It is on the opposite side of the world from the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, England and was established in 1884 by the International Meridian Conference.  

It could be Saturday to the east of the IDL, then it is Sunday to the west of it.  So we jump ahead 24 hours, losing a day.  The IDL and its adjacent time zones were not bound by international law, maritime or otherwise.  Several South Pacific island-nations, such as Kiribati, spread across archipelagos that straddle the 180-degree line.  These countries can stay on the same time zone.  The IDL zig-zags around them.  Time is relative. 

I have joined the Domain of the Golden Dragon.  This includes all people that crossed the IDL. Of course, that meant we needed to celebrate with a Date Line Crossing Brunch around the pool provided by Chef Rafael and the Viking Sun Galley Team.  

Another champagne toast.  

I went to church yesterday because we would not have a Sunday.  Another highlight yesterday was the concert "South Pacific" presented by the Viking Sun Inaugural World Cruise Choir which was comprised of guests on the cruise.  Heather Clancy, our Cruise Director and professional entertainer and one of her assistants, Gary Jerry, performed songs, also.  They did a great job.

Viking Sun Inaugural World Cruise Choir 

Heather Clancy, Cruise Director performing with Gary Jerry accompanying her.  

Viking Sun Inaugural World Cruise Choir's audience, or at least 1/3 of the audience. 

9:15  Louis Shelton a famous guitarist known for his solos and riffs did a concert.  The highlight included songs that were examples of the guitar's style development over time from Chet Akin to Led Zeppelin and beyond.