DAY 1--HONG KONG

This is the first day of my trip blog.  I am writing  from the 33rd floor of the JW Marriott in Hong  Kong.  I am looking out onto the harbor and can see our ship, the Regent Voyager, docked at the ocean terminal.  We board tomorrow at noon.  John and I walked to the Star Ferry and took it to the terminal.  We watched the Regent passengers disembark and even met the couple whose blog we have been following.  Everyone was given a red shopping bag that said "Welcome to Hong Kong."  I think the merchants are hoping the cruisers will shop big.  Hong Kong actually seems quite prosperous.  Most people wear black and are in a hurry!  The city has changed since we were here in the 70's.  No longer do people live on their boats(sampans) in the harbor and I think there are more high rise buildings here than in New York.
Our trip has improved since we first left.  Riding to the airport we were talking to the taxi driver about the shots we had to take to go to Africa.  John said, "Gail, do you have the shot records?"  I said, "No, don't you?"  We went back for them and, thankfully, made the plane in plenty of time.  Our trip from Chicago to Hong Kong was quite pleasant.  We had time to read, sleep, do crossword puzzles and watch movies.  We liked " Everybody's Fine" with Robert Duval. 
My next blog will be coming from the ship!