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Posted A Night in a Bicycle Hotel.

Cycled above the Seto Inland Sea across bridges and islands.

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.

Paused my train journey north from Nagasaki to hike one more Kyushu OLLE course. Trail markers include blue and red ribbons.

Posted Walking in Silence.

Took a local train from Fukuoka to a bus to a ferry to Oshima Island in the Sea of Japan. Hiked an OLLE course around the island.

Took a bullet train to Kurume where I hiked an OLLE course. I’ve posted previously about the special trail symbols.

Posted Circling and Framing a Volcano.

Took a ferry across this bay from Kagoshima to Sakurajima, an active volcano. Circled Sakurajima on a rented bicycle.

Monday evening, now in Kagoshima, southern Japan. The bed is very welcome: I started out from Minneapolis, early Sunday morning.

I’m on an early morning flight to San Francisco, en route to Kagoshima, southern Japan.

In loco parentis, day 4. At MSP, riding a tram towards the terminal, about to reunite the nephews with their parents who had just landed.

In loco parentis, day 3. Off to school in the first snow of the season.

In loco parentis, day 2. The younger nephew was particularly ebullient when we met him after school. His flying backpack survived.

Nephew time, Mom’s away. We first used sharp knives to carve pumpkins. Then we cut up an old towel to make wicks to burn vegetable oil.

Walked to the highest point in Minneapolis: the foot of the “Witch’s Hat” water tower in Prospect Park.