Off The Odyssey in Japan

Got off the ship today to travel overland for part of Japan. Food experiences and rain, and painted manhole covers made an interesting palate of experiences to saturate day one. Combine that with watching your home sail away and you've got all the emotions of travel. I'm going to try to post regularly while I make my two week overland journey with Ellie, Lyn, and Sue. Narratives may be short, but hoping to make up for it with visuals.

First view of Hakodate on a rainy morning

Beautiful fresh seafood on the walk through town

Squid samples first thing in the morning were surprisingly good

Fries?

Burger?

And an omelet

And this was the place we got them all. A local phenomenon.

Rain didn't slow us down

Ellie got to pet another pooch

Local architecture caught all our eyes

The manhole covers were even amazing

Watching the Odyssey depart while we stayed ashore was an awkward feeling

The sun was setting and her lights were coming on as she left port. She is pretty

A night walk took us by a local temple

Night views

The "Rope Line" to the top of Mt. Hakodate was closed due to lightning by the time we arrived

We did manage to rush to the top in a taxi just before leaving Hokodate for Hachinohe by a series o

Like I said. Short on dialigue and filling the narrative with images. I hope you enjoy the ride.