2023 – Asia

It’s our second of two days in Hong Kong. After the ship was cleared yesterday, by immigration, it’s almost like we’re in a hotel, albeit on

We wake and look out the window, as always. Where are we and what’s the weather? Today we’re coming into Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. A local

We awaken to another overcast day. There are whitecaps, signaling a bit of wind, but thankfully the swells are only about one meter. We hardly

Tell me I’ll be drinking rum on the cruise ship and I’ll say “tell me something I don’t know”. Tell me it’ll be at 6 am and now you have my attention

Up at six and again at seven. Or was it five and then six? We’re not sure. The clocks got turned back last night and we’re at sea (for the

We wake to beautiful blue sky, 69 degrees, and the promise of sunshine throughout the day. We’re still in Kagoshima which is where we’ll be

The calendar says it’s the 22nd of April. That date sounds familiar because on the 22nd of February I had my last haircut, just before we left

We are in Kochi, Japan today. As is their wont, the captain and navigator somehow work it out so we’re gliding noisily into the dock just as

At 6:30am we awaken and we’re motoring slowly into the bay of Osaka. Outside it’s 64° which feels good and the water is glassy, very smooth,

When we wake this morning we’re at sea, as we should be. It’s a day at sea. No port today. We’re motoring from Tokyo down to Osaka. We’ll be