August 11, 2025
Rain can't stop us from exploring! 8/11 is Japan's Mountain Day!
This is the Birthplace of CupNoodles! Invented by Momofuku Ando at age 41, an entrepreneur who was broke and needed a new idea. Got idea to flash fry noodles, dry them out and reconstitute them with hot water after watching his mother tempura vegetables one night for dinner. Idea for placing in cup came after trip to USA and seeing American cutting noodles and eating with a fork in lieu of bowl with chopsticks. Simple idea, that has feed so many! We had a fun afternoon walking around the port area.
The rain held off most of the afternoon for us and we came back on the Ship to celebrate Sherrie's 70th Birthday, which we were all surprised to learn about, just this morning! Luckily, I had some decorations handy and we can always count on the ship staff to help us !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHERRIE!! Saw this quote today and I think it's perfect for a 70th Wish!
