Below the equator

Position 01d 39m S, 34d 14m W. Note that the latitude is south, not north. This morning we crossed the equator. Though I've trekked back and forth across it numerous time in Ecuador, to cross it by sea for the first time is a significant thing to sailors. We escaped the doldrums two days ago and are now on a fast (10-11kts) though relatively smooth upwind tack straight to the finish in Brazil. We should arrive there on the 18th after 25 days at sea.