Sunday 23rd March

Another day at sea, we are beginning to need these as they are getting few and far apart. The weather is beginning to get a smidgeon warmer as Busan was, to say the least a bit parky, even though the sun was shining all day. There are the first signs of the sun worshipers beginning to populate the pool deck, though some of them were wrapped up in towels and dressing gowns. We are currently steering a westerly course along what is in effect the boundary of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea as we cross from the Korean Peninsula to Shanghai. We are surrounded by small fishing vessels, many of which appear to be working in pairs though it is difficult to work out what exactly they are doing. Today’s talk was about the Brinks Matt Gold Robbery, Ian Brown was responsible for tracking down and recovery of the missing £26M (three tons) gold. He told a cracking story of how this was done including the cockups made by police decisions regarding surveillance which led to the murder of a police officer. The on board internet connection continues to be a pain with many passengers complaining but I think I got mine away by timing the connection during the crossover between the two sittings for dinner. Clocks go back an hour tonight, putting us eight hours in front of you. That’s about it for today. Shanghai tomorrow including trip on the maglev train so looking forward to that.