On Apr 10, 2024, we left Shanghai and spent the next two days at sea on the 764-mile journey to Hong Kong, initially in the East China Sea, and then in the Taiwan Strait, the body of water separating China and Taiwan. The two days were spent relaxing after all of the excursions that we had been on during the past two weeks in China and Japan. Nancy spent time at art classes (water color and beading) creating new pieces like those below.

We were supposed to dock at Hong Kong in the morning of Apr 13, 2024, but that was delayed as we had to change course and head toward Taipai due to a medical emergency on board that required an evacuation. In addition, the motor on one of the ship’s propellor’s wasn’t working properly, and a replacement part would not be available until we docked in Hong Kong, so our speed was reduced from 18 knots to 13 knots. None of this was a disaster and the day was just filled in with activities as on any other sea day, and we just relaxed some more.