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AZAMARA JOURNEY: White Night Party

Day started as usual, a buffet lunch.

Dinner was special.  Instead of the buffet or ala carte restaurant, everything occurred around the pool area, with barbeque grills and crepe frying.  Unfortunately, it was cold, somewhat windy and threatening.  So much so that the final two shows were re-schedule for the Cabaret Lounge, our theater.  

But the meal itself remained outside.
  • Entertainment was provided by a local group, the Saguenay Lac-St. Jean Grand'Danse, playing French traditional music.
  • Went to pick up our meal.





My dinner,

Desserts.

Food was fine, but it was cold and uncomfortable.  We then moved downstairs for the White Night Party.



Celebration of the crew


Then to The Living Room for dancing with the Shore Things.

Thus, our evening ended. 


Dinner the next day in the Destination restaurant.

Dessert.
I  noticed the moon outside, but it was also raining.
So I later went to the 10th deck to take this photo of the moon and Quebec city at night.
Tomorrow, all about Quebec.

Typhoon Saudel will miss the main Okinawa island, but will threaten a smaller island slightly to the north.
But that island is not Kagoshima, which is the name of the city at the southern tip of Kyushu Island.

Name of island over which Typhoon Saudel will make landfall?
  • There are over 100 Ryukyu Islands.
  • They are named in three groups.
    • Amami Islands to the north, belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture.
    • Okinawa Islands in the center.
    • Sakishima Islands to the south.
  • Landfall will be over one of the Amami Islands.,Okinoerabujima.
Typhoon Saudel:
  • First became a typhoon on August 21.
  • Strength jumped to 130 MPH on August 22.
  • Weakened to 90 MPH earlier today at 6:00GMT, but went up to 100 MPH at 12:00GMT.
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