Stood on the verandah of a former Mitsubishi guest house, opened 1896, where crews stayed while their ships were repaired at the Mitsubishi shipyard across Nagasaki Bay. The shipyard still uses a dry dock opened in 1905. The original British electric motors still drive the pumps.
Category: Kyushu
Nagasaki Peace Park
Origami peace cranes, Peace Park, Nagasaki.
An OLLE Hike
Paused today’s rail journey from Onomichi to Nagasaki at Kurume for a few hours to do a self-guided OLLE hike. The concepts and trail markers for OLLE hikes originated in South Korea. The energetic hike included forests, bamboo stands, shrines, great views, and fields of azaleas.
Ramen During a Storm
The video screen showed stunning rainfall on the island of Kyushu, southern Japan, a place I love, while I quietly slurped ramen.
Snapshots: 1,000 Miles by Train to Tokyo
Posted Snapshots: 1,000 Miles by Train to Tokyo.
Four Kyushu OLLE Hikes
Posted Four Kyushu OLLE Hikes.
HND-MSP
Some of the flight crew will swap out on this 12-hour journey to Minneapolis.
A Bicycle Hotel
Tonight in Onomichi, a bicycle hotel in a former warehouse: cycle to the front desk, bike rack on wall of room, repair shop, local beer.
Pause for an Olle Hike
Paused my train journey north from Nagasaki to hike one more Kyushu OLLE course. Trail markers include blue and red ribbons.
Walking in Silence
Posted Walking in Silence.