Chasing the perfect Fuji shot

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Local Art.

 

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Some of the local buildings where in need of a bit of attention.

 

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Time to go back to the ship. The weather hadn't improved.

 

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A little late back so went to Spaccanapoli and shared a pizza. half mushroom, half diavola.


That night back to Atlantide.








Mrsdrron had the Mushroom tartare and I the crumbed asparagus. neither outstanding.





She then had the scallops and I the filet. both very good.

 

[Seat0B]

Those temples are beautifully ornate and the orchids are spectacular.

 

[drron]

The next day was a sea day.
Lunch was in Kaiseki.


Dinner was back in Indochine. Mrsdrron had beef tataki and I the Tuna and then a Pho.






Mrsdrron had the lobster sans chilli and I the osso buco.




Then our sides and the excellent kaffir lime and ginger creme brulee.

 

[drron]

Some drama in the last 24 hours. Yesterday in Kobe after going through Immigration mrsdrron slipped and fell hitting her head pretty hard. She was swollen over the left eye as well as eggs on both knee caps. so we went straight back to the ship where she laid down with a cold washer over her left eye. No bruising has occurred and today her temple looks normal. Sore knees but she had brought 2 knee braces with her and they are controlling the pain well.

Today we have just been told the ship is turning around and proceeding to the nearest Japanese port to offload a medical emergency. Earlier the medical team had been called to the spa.

Wouldn't be a proper drron TR without some sort of drama.

 

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Thursday 28/3 and we arrive in Naha, Okinawa.

 

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One of the airport roads goes under this waterway. The brown square buildings mark the access to the tunnel.








A ferry leaving the port.

 

[drron]

Now we had a week driving around Okinawa a few years ago. Fortunately one of the tours featured 2 places we had not been to. The Okinawa Prefectual Museum and the Shinkinaen Royal Garden. We had tried to visit the Garden but couldn't find a parking spot anywhere near it. A statue at the port entrance.


And some exhibits outside the museum.










And a dinosaur found in Hokkaido.

 

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We were given free time at the museum. they had a good English leaflet of the exhibits.

 

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The first Japanese cherry blossoms.

 

[Seat0B]

Hope @mrs.dr.ron is OK.

 

[RooFlyer]

Some nice "sedimentary rocks" there drron . Even some that aren't!

Trust mrs.drron is back touring?

 

[drron]

Yes she is feeling much better apart from sore knees. Was a sea day today but we are planning on being out in Hiroshima tomorrow.
Exciting trivia with the Japanese Coastguard boarding a few people to enable the patient to be winched into the chopper.

So the little detour we did this afternoon.

 

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The last of the museum.

 

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We then moved to the Royal garden. Some magnificent trees with most being less than 80 years old.


The old guardhouse.

 

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Then down a path to a lake.

 

[rbjhan]

Damn those are some funky translations