Photos of down South
Caught a flight with my temp flatmate to Miyazaki - SouthEast of Kyushu, Japan 2 weeks ago, and rented a car driving to Aoshima island...although the weather was HOT, burning through my slippers and all, we saw the horizontal rocks with little craters on them, formed by volcanic lava whatever you want to call it. I actually thought they were fake man-made cement stuff at first.
Drove the coastal Phoenix and Horikiri Pass...almost looked like some sort of place in America with the white souvenir shops and palm trees, blue skies...along to Nichinan.
Returned the car, caught a train to Kagoshima. It was prob more than a 3 hr train ride...I napped away happily with the occasional sleepy glance at the scenery through the train window. Then suddenly, my flatmate went "SHIT!"
I awoke with a start, and we realized that our last ferry is at 4 pm leaving Kagoshima port to Yakushima, and not 6.45 pm (the latter being the ARRIVAL time in Yakushima). Well, since we have missed it, we might as well enjoy Kagoshima and take the first ferry the next day instead.
YAKUSHIMA
One word - Awesome!
The skies so clear, the locals are so nice (i.e., our minshuku Habu-san made us tea and send us coffee in the morning despite us not having that need)... ahhhh we have the whole minshuku to ourselves since no one else were there. The local eatery (Hiro) which we somehow found, hidden in some corner serves the best Ikan Bakar I have ever eaten...
The cedar forest (Mononoke (?)) was so mossy and green, with creeks and waterfalls, wild deers and monkeys in families as well....we took the baby trek being 3 hr return, and I havent's sweat so much in the past month until now...
The beaches were so gorgeous!! Yups. In Japan. The water is so clear and the bead-like sand glistens in the sun....no wonder the turtles find Yakushima one of their spots to lay eggs. Too bad we didn't have more time on this fantastic island though.
Yakushima being the climax of our trip, the rest of it (driving north of Kagoshima to Takachiho Gorge) was kinda like... yeah.. whatever... hehehe. Dropped by at Marc Chagall cafe in Yufuin, drove round Beppu and Oita....Somehow, Yufuin, Beppu and Oita weren't as beautiful as when I visited them last year during fall with MdM and Nancy.
All in all, the highlight of the trip down South is definitely Yakushima.. HIGHLY recommended.
Peace out.
Drove the coastal Phoenix and Horikiri Pass...almost looked like some sort of place in America with the white souvenir shops and palm trees, blue skies...along to Nichinan.
Returned the car, caught a train to Kagoshima. It was prob more than a 3 hr train ride...I napped away happily with the occasional sleepy glance at the scenery through the train window. Then suddenly, my flatmate went "SHIT!"
I awoke with a start, and we realized that our last ferry is at 4 pm leaving Kagoshima port to Yakushima, and not 6.45 pm (the latter being the ARRIVAL time in Yakushima). Well, since we have missed it, we might as well enjoy Kagoshima and take the first ferry the next day instead.
YAKUSHIMA
One word - Awesome!
The skies so clear, the locals are so nice (i.e., our minshuku Habu-san made us tea and send us coffee in the morning despite us not having that need)... ahhhh we have the whole minshuku to ourselves since no one else were there. The local eatery (Hiro) which we somehow found, hidden in some corner serves the best Ikan Bakar I have ever eaten...
The cedar forest (Mononoke (?)) was so mossy and green, with creeks and waterfalls, wild deers and monkeys in families as well....we took the baby trek being 3 hr return, and I havent's sweat so much in the past month until now...
The beaches were so gorgeous!! Yups. In Japan. The water is so clear and the bead-like sand glistens in the sun....no wonder the turtles find Yakushima one of their spots to lay eggs. Too bad we didn't have more time on this fantastic island though.
Yakushima being the climax of our trip, the rest of it (driving north of Kagoshima to Takachiho Gorge) was kinda like... yeah.. whatever... hehehe. Dropped by at Marc Chagall cafe in Yufuin, drove round Beppu and Oita....Somehow, Yufuin, Beppu and Oita weren't as beautiful as when I visited them last year during fall with MdM and Nancy.
All in all, the highlight of the trip down South is definitely Yakushima.. HIGHLY recommended.
Peace out.
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