Day 66 At Sea towards Beijing

Today we spent our last day on the Diamond Princess. Bright and early tomorrow morning we disembark and head into Beijing where we will be spending three days.
It has gotten cold which is something we are unaccustomed to having spent so much time in the South Pacific. There was ice this morning on deck 15. We are transitioning to a much cooler climate but with the outdoor visiting I hope it won't be too cold. I am excited to begin this next leg of our journey but also somewhat sad to leave the comfort of this ship.
With the problems arising out of China over Google and other internet activity we will have to wait and see if this presents any problems with our daily blog. Hopefully we can continue without interruption.
Tomorrow Beijing.

Chris - So Long Farewell.... - It goes without saying that I'll miss not being on a cruise ship. I'll obviously miss the water and food but I'll also miss not having the ability to go downstairs and walk and upstairs and swim. If I cruised all the time I'd be VERY fit....hmmmm food for thought. Today walking was a challenge as it was 42 when I went out to walk this morning and I had a hooded sweatshirt type shirt, jeans, gloves and a hooded, wind resistant fleece and it took me a couple of hours after I speed walked to get warm. Fortunately there is an solarium pool. Obviously I prefer to cruise in the sunny and hot South Pacific!! I DO look forward to a little in depth exploring of some cities but do NOT look forward to schlepping luggage. Onward!!