Today we arrived in Kobe, Japan! I started the day doing line handling on the stern, we met at 0715 and waited until we finally got to Kobe about 0930. Being on the stern we throw the messenger lines to the dock and then tie them to the big mooring lines. The dock crew secures the line to the bollard and we heave in on it with the capstan until its tight enough when we then pass the stopper. The stopper wraps around the mooring line and holds it tight until we can get the line off the winch and then start figure 8 turns around the bitts (cleats). The area in which Kobe is in is called Kansai and is very beautiful. There are many hills lush and green and the cities make their way up the sides of them. You can see temples and statues from shore and I am excited to get off tomorrow. My division started the stay with watch, luckily for me I don't have to stand watch so I can just hangout. Throughout the day I looked at maps and travel guides and tried to get a plan together for tomorrow. The early reports from cadets that have come back from liberty is there will be plenty of walking. Luckily for us there is a train station in the port building at which we are moored. The train goes into the center of the city and then you can take more trains, the bullet train or walk around the vicinity. I am going to bed early tonight in anticipation of a long day tomorrow and the next day.
Love You All and enjoy the pictures.
V/R,
CDT Jonathan Anderson
Squad Leader, Division 6 MT
Corps of Cadets
California Maritime Academy
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