Category: Road TripPage 2 of 8
A 75-day, 11,000km journey around Japan, travelling to the very north to the very south and back again in a Mitsubishi Delica
We woke early, as our host was also up early-ish for work (today she remembered to set her alarm) and we had to get into town early to…
It was (yet another) morning of mixed weather. Heavy rain followed by brief glimpses of sunlight. Not really sure what was going to happen we thought we’d try…
We couldn’t believe how hot/muggy it was. I guess that was feeding the heavy rain that fell during the night. The morning came and we tried to get…
The thick heavy clouds that were looming yesterday came during the night, and did they ever bring along rain. Our hearts sank a little. We realised that we…
During the night (and presumably as we left the shelter of the bay in Kagoshima) the typhoon induced swell rocked the boat around quite violently. It was moving…
We were in a mild state of panic this morning. We were going to the unknown, and we were doing it without the safety of our van. We…
It was Saturday morning, and the crowds starting coming to the michi-no-eki by 9AM. It feels uncomfortable walking around in pyjamas, looking half-asleep and eating breakfast with people…
There was a lot that we wanted to do today, so we tried to not waste much time. We went straight to the Unzen onsen area and had…
The ‘beach’ that we’d parked by showed its true colours this morning. It’s certainly not the kind of place that I would travel to use, but I guess…
The michi-no-eki that we stayed in last night happened to have free spring water. After we spent money (only ¥100) filling half of our bottles up. But, we…