at Sea
Today we were at Sea but were close to shore for a good part of the day. To get to Fukuoka, our next port, the ship cruised through the Kanmon Strait which put very close to shore before we got out to the Sea of Japan.
Very calm waters today as we had land on both sides to protect the sea. We had such a rough ride around Japan that it almost felt like we were in port. The Captain said he needed to get into port this evening because he needed the high tide. Passengers would still need to remain on board until the morning.
We did the gym and I had my final acupuncture treatment. Great success here. Haven’t felt this good in weeks.
50s outside today as we headed south again. We are set for our excursion in Shanghai and our overnight in Beijing We are doing this with a third party and all details need to be rapped up. Can’t blame anyone else for missing the ship on this one.
Team trivia is getting a bit stranger as Thomas, our host, gets a lot of kicks out of his mis-pronunciations of words. I guess he thinks that is part of the fun. Largest motor vehicle manufacturer in France? The color of the third ball potted in snooker? (good luck) Who makes the Stratocaster Guitar? Who is considered the fourth estate? Who invented scat singing?
Some tailors from Hong Kong came aboard today. Get measured for a new suit and it will be ready when we arrive in Hong Kong. They have been coming aboard cruise ships in the area for the past 23 years and are very popular.
We already contacted Danny from Tony’s Fashions in Singapore. We are going that route. We met them when we were in Singapore 5 years ago. We can select, size, and final fit on the 2 days in Singapore and the clothes will be sent home. Custom made clothes at prices you wouldn’t believe.
We had dinner with the couple that normally sits at a table near us. Frank and Jean are from Anaheim, CA and have been cruising about 10 years or so. They were on the “half” world cruise in 2020. We talked a bit about that and their effort to get off the ship and to fly home from Perth, Australia. Interesting couple and we had a lot to talk about.
After dinner we did team trivia which was songs from movies. James Bond, Mama Mia, Jaws, Ghostbusters, Grease were some of the easier ones. Exorcist and Harry Potter more difficult. Bonus number was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious from Disney played backwards. Doesn’t sound much different in either direction!