Saturday March 7
Hiroshima Japan: Back to back shore days is keeping us busy. This city like a lot of WWII battle grounds has shown great resiliency and has built back to a grand scale. Our visit today takes us to Miyajima Island. This island has been sacred for a thousand years and currently home to a very old shrine built over the bay at high tide. There are also many quaint village shops that deal in everything from fried octopus to rice paddles and green tea ice cream. Our guide was very informative-teaching us little tidbits about the language and the culture of the new Japan ,its youth and its women. Sue was very enchanted by the toilets with the heated seats. After we returned to the ship we walked to a large shopping mall to get a couple of things. There wasn’t a sign of English anywhere. Good thing for charge cards and sign language. Before the ship left the dock we were treated to a dignitary ceremony between city and ship’s officers. A brass band and a barrel of Sake treated the rest of us. That Sake was good. I’m going to have to find some at home.
Sunday-March 8
Day at sea: Sailing thru waters with Islands like chickenpox on a young boys back. Fishing trawlers everywhere. The ship had to slow down to 6 knots while we were in the fishing area. Heads up lectures on Inchon and the ever-present table prepared with food consume the day. A moving ceremony dedicated to the fallen of all wars was conducted at mid-ship on the deck. A drummer drummed as a wreath was put to sea in remembrance of their sacrifice.
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