Last night we said goodbye to China as we left the port in Hong Kong and are now making our way to Vietnam. We get to enjoy a sea day today as we make our way there. Since we got to set our clocks back an hour last night we were able to get some extra sleep. My alarm went off at 4:30am ship time and I rest it for an hour later and went back to sleep till my normal 5:30am. I was up and out the gym for my morning workout. Then I came home and stirred Megan so we could go to the Pinnacle Grill for breakfast this morning. We hadn’t been in a while so it was nice getting to say hi to everyone. After breakfast we headed to project Linus. We turned in our first completed blanket. We are almost done with a second one and will get it completed before we get off the ship. We each made two granny squares and we attached them together to make blanket. That way we could both be working on it at the same time. After Linus this morning we headed to the Atrium on deck 1 and met Shiv for a Laundry tour. This was a most fascinating tour today. There are 24 people who work in the laundry department and they working in 12 hours shifts, 24 hours a day. They meet the needs of every employee, dining room, pool, spa, and guest for the entire ship. We saw every step that they take to ensure everything is done efficiently and correctly. We met the tailor and his staff who meet all the sewing needs. Saw the inventory of all the uniforms and shoes for every employee on the ship. Saw the wash room where a 400 pound capacity washing machine runs constantly with sheets and towels. All the way down to smaller machine used for passenger laundry. And yes, they do sort our laundry into darks, whites and reds just like at home. The machine they use to press the sheets also dries them and folds them all in one machine. It was quite impressive. I am glad we took the tour. I feel like I have learned so much more about the workings of the ship this trip than cruises I’ve done in the past. After our tour Megan went to play Mahjong and I went to the pool to get a little more sun and to read my book. Then I headed back to the cabin to help and encourage Megan through some school work and I took some time to start this blog post for today. I finished my last crochet square and got our immigration paperwork ready for our visit tomorrow in Vietnam and started to think about packing. I’m not quite there yet, but the day after tomorrow we have another sea day and I will sadly pull the suitcases out from under the bed and start packing. We will not need any more of our winter clothes for the rest of time here in Asia. We are heading into 80 degree weather tomorrow and it will stay that way until we board our place to head home from Singapore. Our room stewards have stepped up our towel animal creatures they leave for us recently. We have had a different one every day the last few days. I love the tradition in it and it always makes me smile. We had dinner tonight with Gail and Marty in the Main Dining room again. I love spending time with them and our time with them is coming close to end. Tonight the server ask how we were related tonight. I said we weren’t, just very good friends. I realize that to new passengers they must automatically assume we are family since we spend so much time together. I’m o.k. with that. They practically are family to us and I am touched people think we are. We are back in the cabin for the night. We are getting ready for a long excursion in relatively warm weather tomorrow. Shorts and a tank top for me and a sweatshirt to keep me warm on the bus. They always keep them so cold. Marty was kind enough to give me some more yarn and blanket to work on, on our bus ride for tomorrow so I can keep busy while we travel. I don’t even have to finish it before I get off the ship. If I don’t get it done he will take it back and wrap it up for me. Yea!! Sweet dreams to you all from the middle of the South China Sea, and a good morning to you there in the USA.
Live Vicariously Through Debra 
That is so cool honey!! I am so happy that you are seeing so much behind the scenes this trip!!
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