Once again it was difficult to leave the dryness and space of a cabin, especially with rain forecast but we took off anyway (not before making a few more friends - a couple from Hong Kong and an ornithologist and her husband from Kyushu). We snuck off down a walking trail hoping it was as flat and wide the whole way through as it was at the start... it was! And beautiful too. Shane especially got a buzz from taking this gem of a shortcut. The path joined up w...

We moved into a cabin first thing this morning which was great as it was starting to drizzle and supposed to stay that way. It did mean we were less inclined to go out and do anything but we eventually ventured out to cycle to the top of the island (Cape Sukoton). It was a blustery day again but we got to the Cape, explored a bit, had a coffee and sampled the local produce. Kelp seems to be the main industry here, you can see it being dried in big batches along...

Sad to leave our lovely little "Family Camp" and Rishiri Island today. Packed up and down at the ferry terminal, queued up for a ticket by 8.10am only to be told that they don't start selling them until 8.30. Shane laughing at my travel anxiety that had us waiting long before required, yet again! The crossing from Rishiri to Rebun is only 45 minutes but it was enough for me to start feeling nauseous and that hung around for an hour or so after getting off the b...