Day 34 - 15 Aug - Sea Day in the Bay - Yokohama, Japan

We woke up this morning unsure if we would stay here today or sail towards Kobe. That question was answered late morning with a PA Captain's announcement that we would remain at anchor until 6am tomorrow (Fri - 16 Aug) when as of that announcement we would begin to sail to Kobe. The sea swells outside the harbor were reported to be 24 feet or about 8 meters), but were expected to decrease overnight. Late in the day the Diamond Princess slowly entered the anchorage area and set its anchor. If the waves are too big for the much larger Princess ship, they're too large for us. This marks the first time in nearly 500 sea days that we have anchored in a bay on a Sea Day.

Programming wise, Lance was the coffee chat guest, Terry presented a talk on the Pilgrimage Walk of the 88 Temples of Shikoku, Lance gave a port talk on Kobe and repeated it at 3pm, and Terry presented another new session on observations on Japanese Culture. Both of his presentations were really good. Terry's wife, Yoko, gave the Evening Insight presentation into Japanese language and culture.

Tonight was Gala night but we went to the Pinnacle Grill for one of our free dinners where Angela had the Scallops and I had the King Crab.

The Jersey Tenors were the Evening entertainment and were great as always. Two of the cast were new. Sitting in the front was a young lady with Down's Syndrome and she was totally engaged in and loving the concert. It was cool to see her raw unrestrained enjoyment of the concert. Angela was selected again to dance with one of the Tenors.

Most of my free time today was spent updating my blog. In case you are wondering, most of this blog is typed on an iPhone with one finger. Sometimes I hook up a Bluetooth keyboard to do the typing.  

It remains to be seen if we leave at 6am, but I am optimistic that we will. Stay tuned.