Day 49 - 29 Aug - At Sea to Hiroshima, Japan

All day today we sailed as fast as we could against a stiff headwind. At noon the Captain announced that we would be arriving in Hiroshima two hours late tomorrow at 10am due to the strong headwinds. Our departure time will be set back two hours. As we sail south it's also been getting warmer again.

The last Cruise Critic meet and greet for me of this long voyage was held at 10am in the Crow's Nest with over 100 attending. Everyone seemed to have a good time. Someone 'borrowed' both my Sharpie pens which I use for other purposes than making name tags.

There was a full set of EXC lectures today along with Gala Night. Terry led off with his repeat lecture on Japanese customs. Lance presented two Hiroshima port talks, and Bruce Petty gave his first WWII talk on an introduction to the causes of WWII. Greg Redfern presented his first talk on being an Astrophotographer during the 6:30 and 8:30 time slots.

The Emperors of Soul, a black quartet presented their first set of the cruise. They sang mainly soul music classics in a style similar to the Jersey Tenors. Before their first show, there was a Captain's toast but we missed it because the 6:30 talk went long. Afterwards we watched 'Letters from Iwo Jima' on DVD in our stateroom.