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My hotel room toilet is the most technological yet. I’ve no idea what you’re supposed to do in a power outage.

9:40 p.m. Arrived Kagoshima off bullet train.

Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Subway from Fukuoka Airport to downtown.

HNL 11:45 a.m. My view for the next 12 hours.

HNL 10:30 a.m. Great airport for walking. Walls open to the elements, mountain views, gardens to explore.

7:00 a.m. KOA (Kona, Hawaii Big Island)

Went for a hike on lava and took a selfie. Tonight, Dwight returns to mainland, in the morning I go to Japan.

Wrote about traveling to a different mental place.

Lunch in our local tiki bar.

Biennial event, 2014: playing with spigot and hose, unposed. 2010 and 2012, in background, on display in kitchen.

Walked around a light industrial area to find a part for Dwight’s dive computer. Eventually found it in a regular store.

Rented a boat. Watched a humpback whale spiral up into the air: didn’t take photos, just wanted to be in the moment.

At harbor waiting for my returning SCUBA diver. Figured this is a good vantage point, purely to get out of the sun.

Went to the harbor to buy fish to cook this evening.

Enjoyed the night sky. Jupiter is close to the moon.

Wrote about our (rented) house on Hawaii Big Island.