Day 76: Cruising South China Sea

Another jammed packed Sea Day traveling the South China Sea towards Viet Nam, we arrive tomorrow. We will be there for four days.

Breakfast, Laundry, Calligraphy Class, Lunch, Felting Class, Desert Wine Tasting Class, unplanned nap due to wine tasting class, dinner, Academy of Mixology: Rum class, A great show with Ben Mills. To those back home you may notice a trend of eating & drinks & eating & drinking — rinse and repeat.

Another jammed pack day. Looking forward to exploring Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow afternoon. Then two days in the Mekong Delta.

I was born in 1956, High School Class of 1974 - 1956 was the last birth year of the draft numbers - the date of that drawing was March 12, 1975. My draft number was 319. I was fortunate to miss the draft. The last draft call was on December 7, 1972 until it was resumed in July 1980 for men born in 1960 and later.

To those onboard who are not visiting Viet Nam for your first time and came here back in the 60’s & 70’s a sincere “Thank you for your service.”Read more