We woke with the sunrise and sat watching the boats potter out of the port, as we had our first coffee of the day, and decided what to do. It was a calm morning, and we had wanted to take a short bike ride out along the coast, so planned that, followed by an onsen … More Day 26 – What a terrifying drive
Today was another early start, as I think everyone up on the camp ground at the Shikoku Karst was up early, hoping to see the sunrise. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a ray of sunshine in sight, but we found ourselves on an island above a sea of cloud that filled the valleys to the north. It … More Day 25 – A ‘Gorge-ous’ Day
We’re so pleased that we stayed the extra night at the parking on Mount Shiube. After watching the boats disappear into the night, and the lights starting to twinkle on the horizon, we went to bed listening to the sound of the insect chatter, which sent us straight off to sleep, a little before 9pm. … More Day 22 – Samurai Armour is amazing
Yesterday’s walk to the Takaya Shrine left us a bit weary last night, but we had a little wander around the Observation Deck to one side of the parking, before settling into our chairs and just watching the boats make their way through the bay, below us. There is something rather wonderful about an ever-changing … More Day 21 – Wow, what a view to wake up to.
Our little parking spot, at the entrance to Kanba Falls worked really well last night, and we had a peaceful night’s sleep, with the mountain stream running behind us. We even managed to find the holy grail of vanlife in Japan – a rubbish bin! We woke this morning, and had breakfast, before walking up … More Day 19 – Visiting the Cat Lord
When we looked at the dates for this holiday, we looked at all the information we could find, doing what we could to avoid typhoon season and the main holiday periods in Japan, such as Golden Week at the end of April into May. But, we somehow missed that we would be here for the … More Day 18 – It’s Sports’ Day Weekend.
We woke this morning to the sound of a calmer sea. The waves that had been thumping against the sea-wall just in front of the van, yesterday evening had settled down, and it was now a gentle lapping sound. The weather forecast was good, so a bike ride beckoned. We spent breakfast watching the fishermen … More Day 17 – the sea here is so warm.
Yesterday, we may have been a bit exhausted, but it all worked out well in the end, as we spent the night at a quiet little spot by a rather lovely beach. And we did managed to get to 7.30, before we went to bed, but not much later than that, sleeping soundly until morning. … More Day 16 – Along the coast
One thing that is rather lovely about being in the campervan, is going to bed wonderfully early, as both of us would rather be up with the lark, rather than try to stay awake. After finding last night’s park-up by the beach, we were lulled by the waves and were asleep before 9pm, looking forward … More Day 15 – Well that’s windy
We woke this morning, realising that 2 weeks ago, we were at Heathrow and boarding a plane to fly out for this adventure. We were nervous, excited, a little bit worried and really not sure how we would get on. Now, 2 weeks have flown by, and Japan is already under our skin, with all … More Day 14 – What? 2 weeks already!
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