The seas are angry my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli. Today we are experiencing swells between 3-4 meters (about 10-13 feet). Sadly we are expecting it to get worse before we reach Japan. The crew has even closed the portholes of the cabins on the second deck. The entertaining rumor on the ship is that each time we hit a big wave and the ship shutters we just hit a whale. The next 24 hours should be fun.
Yesterday was a study day for the students but all of us
aboard spent a few hours filling out immigration paperwork for some of our
upcoming ports. If you thought filling
out the paperwork to get your passport was a pain, wait till you have to do
forms for other countries. Some places
like India are extremely strict about staying within the boxes and not making
any mistakes and will reject any forms that are messy. The forms are a major pain but at least they
are complete.
Today we are finishing up plans for Japan and looking ahead
to some other ports. We booked an
overnight bus from Yokohama to Kobe to avoid sailing with the ship and to get
an extra day in Japan. We still need to
make some hotel arrangements but it’s starting to come together!
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