No need to get up early this morning except that breakfast does finish at around 10.00 for last sitting so what with the clocks going back last night we were up quite early and toddled off for an early breakfast.
We bumped in to Jerry & Muira in the breakfast room and asked where they had been for the last couple of nights but they had been using the main dining room but we agreed to meet up tonight to discuss the Highlights of Petropavlosk which should at least take up two minutes of our time.
We then retired to the Lounge as it been a little bumpy overnight and again this morning and so we thought we would try the lounge at the AFT ( see I know)of the ship to see if that was any better and it was, but only just. Noel must have eaten something this morning which affected him and we can only guess it was sourdough bread instead of his usual plain white bread and so that was a bit of a nuisance but Loperamide works well. Jennifer was reading most of the morning and Noel stayed in the cabin for security reasons and watched to TV and some more antics on the Kavanagh case in USA which has tied up the complete Government for the past week on only a possible sexual assault which apparently became known many years after with her Doctor thought that this may her problem with mental issues or something like that.
The fun continues in the USA as well as it has been reported in the New York Times that the Assistant Attorney General who was upset about something and thought Trump was a loony and wanted to illegally record all his conversation/meetings with Trump and with the assistance of FBI to try and prove that Trump was unfit for office and should be kicked out. In the meantime Trump carries on regardless with his task of cleaning out the swamp and clearly there are many people worried. Also Trump plans to release all the FISA papers on the arrest and surveillance of one of Trumps men which should show that the Attorney Genera, Jim Comey ( ex Head of the FBI) Comey’s assistant and several other people may have conspired with the Clinton Bunch to illegally tap the wires of the Trump Campaign and this current Kavanagh sexual assault claim is just a diversion away from the Clinton family and Democrats who have lost their power. We know have to wait till next week to see what is else is now on these matters.
We watched the Japan presentations made by ship presenter earlier today on the TV, they are recorded and shown continually all day on TV and quite frankly they are not good. It looks like cut and paste and the time scales move back and forth. In one part the presenter said that in Kushiro you will never meet anybody who speaks English so we should stay close to her. Does she not know that the English Language is taught to Children between 10-12 year olds and is a compulsory subject at all Japanese schools. This was started in 2011 when Japan w anted to ensure that its future management had a good understanding of the language in the real world where English is most common. We know that if you want to ask a question of a Japanese person look for somebody late teens' and/or early twenties and they will love to talk to you as it helps them improve their English. We know that being on buses and trains in Japan people up to the mid 30’s will often strike up a conversation as it helps them to improve which is what Japan is all about.
We are also watching the EU Games, no not the Football, but the PM’s attempts to sort out a deal with the EU who are trying to play tough. This has nothing to do with what is right or wrong but all about bloody politicians playing games to try and maker themselves look good before losing their jobs next year. Oh yes, many ERU jobs are for grabs next year and its like a feeding frenzy at the moment..
We received notification today that the Satellite Communications are back to normal, however to connect to web page using my PC can take 5-8 minutes to get to say my Bank Login. I use an offline program to write these blogs and once I have completed it I can send it to the main Blog and this works well, but if you want to go to GMAIL on the PC you have time for a cup of tea and a pee and maybe a trip around the M25 and the page will finally appear. Strangely looking at emails on the mobile phone is much quicker but more difficult to write a long email with small keyboards etc. Oh well not long before we hit Tokyo and will have a decent connection to catch up with photos etc.
Dinner tonight with Jerry and Muira was good fun and the food was good as usual and the Chef came out to confirm that everything was fine which Jerry and Muira found very good. Jen and I finished the evening with a good night drink in the Panorama bar before heading back with another night of gaining an hour. And so to bed and look forward to another day at sea but the weather forecast if good.
