Day 110 - CRUISING THE INDIAN OCEAN

 Date: 4/24/2024     Day 110    Sea Day: CRUISING THE INDIAN OCEAN

Description: The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km2 (27,240,000 sq mi) or ~20% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean, or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use.[5] Along its core, the Indian Ocean has large marginal, or regional seas, such as the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.

Morning Update: After we left Durban last night the seas became rough.  This morning we are experiencing swells up to 3 meters (9 ft) with following seas and are cruising half our normal speed to reduce ship movement.  It's a partly cloudy day with high overcast. Walking up on the jogging deck above the pool is pleasant since we are traveling with the wind (a following sea).   We are in a very busy sea lane and see quite a few cargo ships in the area moving in both directions. It's a sea day today and I hope to review, process and upload pictures and video.