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Posted It Takes a Village (and the miracle of the lady with the beer).

Unashamed touristy photo at Ohko-no-taki waterfall, Yakushima, before hopping on a country bus to a trailhead.

Exhausting day exploring ancient cedar forests on Yakushima. Knotted ropes were helpful in the steep bits.

From Kagoshima took a jetfoil to the island of Yakushima.

Posted Saturday Hike in Kagoshima.

Took a 787 Dreamliner from Tokyo to Kagoshima, then walked out of Airport World, into the sun and unfiltered air.

Airport World, day 5. HND Airport conveniences. Toilet: child restraint. Check-in area: scales, special needs lounge.

Airport World, day 4 of 5. At Tokyo International HND took subway 2 stops to third airport hotel this week.

Day 3, 4 of Airport World: San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda. Depart SFO Wednesday night, arrive HND late Thursday night.

View from an airport hotel room. Marriott, Houston IAH, Wednesday morning.

Posted An Unplanned Night in Houston, and lovely airline people.

At Houston, IAH, burning frequent flyer miles. (Actually, frequent new credit card application bonus miles.)

Posted From Beaches to Volcanoes (Southern Japan).

Overheard an airline customer service agent in the hotel bar. Her colleagues call the Jerry Springer Show “church.”

Fort Lauderdale, final Florida beach on this trip. Enjoyed fish and chips: a nod to my heritage, a seaside tradition.

Posted Pleading the Fifth in Naples, Florida.