Saying goodbye is never easy but this part of our odyssey has come to an end and we must say farwell at the airport to Toshi & Yumi as we all fly onwards, us to Yokohama and Toshi & Yumi to Osaka. Day 65 – May 7th. All good things must come to an end […]
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A beautiful morning greets us in Dejima and we must farewel Tom as he will now go shopping for his two boys before flying back to Osaka later this afternoon with Guchi. Day 64 – May 6th. Captain had decided to move Big Elle to a better mooring and so this was carried out first […]
Sailing From Arikawa to Dejima Port in Nagasaki
The last leg of our ten day Golden Week sailing adventure begins today with a sail from Arikawa to Dejima Wharf in Nagasaki. Day 63 – May 5th. A fine breakfast of the gifted Zopf style bread and Marmalade plus salad begins the day. We leave the port of Arikawa waving goodbye to new […]
Sailing From Hirado to Arikawa During Golden Week
Even after a late night we are up early and ready for some more sight seeing in Hirado, and Toshi’s friend meets us at Big Elle to play tour guide this morning. Day 62 – May 4th. Hirado port is very beautiful and quiet, while Guchi is cleaning a fresh fish a Kestrel swooped […]
Oshima to Hirado With a Brief Stop at Yobuko.
This morning we say goodbye to Mrs Také, who returns to Osaka today, Také is a lovely lady and we shared many funny moments together, looking forward to seeing her again in the future. Day 61 – May 3rd. Saying goodbye to Také before we depart from Oshima and head to Hirado, we have just […]
Moji to Oshima in Rough Waters
We said goodbye to Nack this morning before departing Moji continuing on towards Oshima. It was a great time that we spent together and we look forward to seeing him again. Day 60 – May 2nd. We all had breakfast before Mr Nack left to make his way back to Osaka as his time on […]
Tokuyama to Moji Sailing on Big Elle
After a great night in Tokuyama we are leaving the port at 7.30am in calm waters. We must leave at this time because the boats we are tied alongside are heading out very soon after. Day 59 – May 1st. With it being high tide this morning it made it easier to walk the […]
Kamikamagarishima to Tokuyama Sailing on Big Elle
This moring it was very calm as we leave Miyamori Port and make our way to Tokuyama. The sun is slowly breaking through the fog in patches but before we set sail we have a strong cup of coffee. Day 58 – April 30th. Leaving Kamikamagarishima in fog and dead calm waters was quite something, […]
Sailing From Shiraishi to Kamikamagarishima
After a great stay at Shiraishi Island we finally have to move on and keep to our schedule, it is already later than what Captain had anticpated leaving due to the bad weather and swell, but it came to a time to go or not and so we eased away from the jetty and made […]
Eating Live Shrimps on Manabe Island, Not For The Feint Hearted
Catching the water taxi from Shiraishi Island to Manabe Island is the only way to get there. The journey is about 35 minutes at high speed across the water before arriving at the jetty where you get off. Day 56 – April 28th continued. The water taxi operates the service from the main land to […]