There was no hurry to get up this morning so we had a bit of a lie in. We braved the buffet for breakfast and easily found a table in the faithful spot we had only remembered about yesterday. Nicole had her best breakfast of the cruise too so I think going forward this will be our preference. The only downside is having to stand in line to get your food but given the alternative it’s worth the hassle.
After breakfast we went out on the open decks and did a few circuits for a bit of light exercise, it was cold but there was a strong but very warm breeze. There weren’t many people braving it either so it was easier to cover the ground.
While I have a spare moment, I will tell you about something we spotted a while back that we thought might be an interesting and fun thing to do while in Japan. What I am talking about are known as Eki Stamps which are free, collectible ink stamps found at train stations across Japan, with designs that reflect the local area. Although originally set up for just railway stations, nowadays there are other places you can find them such as temples and museums. All you do is stamp your own book with the specially designed stamp so a bit like what happens with your passport. I even came prepared with a book that I found on Amazon.
We could have done this in Naha but completely forgot about doing it. There is an app to go with it and it tells you where the locations are and if we had our brains in gear, we could have gathered our first 3 yesterday. And as we are visiting Japan next year too, it sort of sounded like it would also be a good way of exploring too.
Lunch was taken in the buffet which today and the selection was very mediocre and while I ate okay, Nicole didn’t get any protein.
It just so happens we spotted the head chef wandering around so she went down and confronted him about the lack of protein and was told to just ask your waiter, we have plenty of tofu onboard so just ask. If you can give us 24 hours notice and it will definitely happen. There isn’t a great deal to report today as things have been pretty low key so I will just sign off with my daily step count and a photo from our balcony tonight. I think we are in for a bouncy night.
Fitbit Steps – 13,165
You go Nicole! Tell that chef. She should have all the tofu she ever wants…because I find it the most disgusting food in the entire universe…so more for her. But I love that she “confronted” him. That rocks.