Category: Japan

  • Sado Island to Otaru – April 7, 2024

    A quick word before I begin, apologies for my rambling discursions in my last two posts, I’m well aware of my tendency to drift rapidly off course at any given opportunity so to get back on course let me tell you a little about the nature of this trip. This is the second time we…

  • Uwajima to Karatsu – April 2, 2024

    Overnight from Hiroshima on April 1, we sailed to Uwajima, a very small town on a very small bay at the southernmost point on Shikoku Island and one of the most important locations for the Japanese pearl industry. Before I talk about this, an aside. As you may have noticed, I have described a couple…

  • Osaka to Takamatsu to Hiroshima – March 31, 2024

    Much has happened since my last post. Apologies for the hiatus but we had a whirlwind couple of days on board and then for the last four days I have been entombed in my berth with a dry cough, chills and fever and since we are on a French boat, la grippe with a temperature…