Towards Kobe 17th April

 

Towards Kobe 17th April

Another sea day – which we didn’t mind, after a busy day yesterday. We’re only going about 11 knots while our cruising speed is about 21 knots. I suspect that if they wouldn’t arrive somewhere until the afternoon then it isn’t worth it to the company, and they go slowly to arrive the following morning.

A fairly standard morning – sat in a lunge and read, went to the morning quiz and got an average score. When we were in port yesterday I looked at a quiz training site; it had lots of lists, like US presidents and members of the G7 and G8 etc, all of which would be boring to learn. We went back to the cabin for a while, sitting on the balcony because it was a fine and mild day.

 


Then to a talk on our next stops, Kobe and Kochi. The woman talking manages to fill a lot of space without imparting much information. It’s unclear why she insists on describing tours which are fully booked, particularly when her descriptions aren’t useful. I also don’t understand why the tours are booked out when I think they’re a major earner for the company.

We had a light lunch (for once) then went to a dance class – the waltz, which I assume is the easiest. After that we went back to our cabin to read and so Lynn could treat her injuries. In the evening we did what we usually do - went to dinner, then a show, then a quiz before turning in.

 

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