"KONNICHIWA!"

That's Japanese for hello, and it's appropriate because this year marks the 40th anniversary of our meeting one another in Tokyo. Kevin was a US Navy officer with orders to Atsugi Naval Air Base. On the Braniff Airlines flight to Japan he met a young stewardess--Susan. Fast forward and here we are cruising back to Japan on the Regent Seven Seas Mariner. We'll be spending several days in Tokyo revisiting the region where we first courted. As a matter of fact, our first date was a climb up Mount Fuji!

We'll be stopping in many of the other countries that we flew into back then--Viet Nam, Thailand, Korea and Australia--as well as some ports that are new to us. We look forward to this 102 day voyage and invite you to share our experiences on this Grand Asia Pacific voyage.

"SAYONARA!"

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