It will be good to see you and Amanda again, too. I think Arlene may need remedial chopstick lessons from you.

Weather not looking any better. Now supposed to stay warm through our sail away. JMA is still calling for low 90s in Osaka but other forecasts are just calling for low to mid 80s, rainy, and humid.

Here is an update on the new Tropical Storm. This graphic changes with each report. Now, a Category 3 Typhoon is scheduled to hit just south of Shanghai on Wednesday.



edited to reflect updated forecast