(Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016)
Hey I’ve been gone from Phoenix a month. Wow.
I am in a hotel in Tanggu, a suburb of Tianjin. A city inside of a big city. I have intermittent good internet – that is, it is okay fast, but it cuts out or slows down every so often. We don’t know “good” until we get “not quite good”, eh?
Anyway, I thought I would try attaching some media to a post, to see how many steps are involved and whether it’s worth doing vs. waiting for Houston and fast reliable internet, and of course Dropbox.
Here’s that attempt. The before and after ship switch maps. Both of these will show up on Dropbox, but I thought they might be fun to try to slide into a post. Here we go…
This is the old map:
This is the new map:
I don’t get to go to Yokohama or Masan. Masan was going to be a very short visit anyway, probably not an on-shore visit, but Yokohama had promise. Oh well. I do get to go to Montoir, France, and make a few extra and possibly useful stops on the US coast.
Of course, and I already have some experience, “these plans might change”. Ho ho!
More later, and for sure a post about whatever I do in Tianjin and possibly Beijing (a quick train ride away). I’ll try to post something before I lose this internet capability.
It was very cold and windy today, never got above 35F with a stiff breeze. Walking around was okay but not as much fun as usual. I think it is a reasonably safe bet to say that I was the only one wearing a green Phantom Ranch beanie around town today. But it’s a big town!
Oh, one more thing. This will only be important for some of you… As I type this I have the only sports channel available showing on the TV. What’s showing? With Chinese commentators, of course. Snooker. I may be up late.