Off at last, after so many fears and indecisions. We were like people standing naked by a cold bath, afraid to plunge in. Now we have plunged. We are off to the Unknown. Liverpool and its sky were looking very beautiful and Turner - Whistler-esque as we steamed away towards sunset time. It is more than 18 years since I came to England. Good heavens, I was as green and raw and horrible as most of the Americans on this ship. I burn all over thinking of it. It is nearly 10 years since Bernhard has been there. What fun it is going back together!!