Exploring Kyushu, a never ending story, part 33

On board home-dried persimons. Yummy!!

Marijke definite approves.

Yappari, steam your own meal. Fun thing to do in Beppu. And.... it tastes surprisingly well.

Beppu Hell Ponds. Great destination for this time of the year. 2 reasons: 1) There are far and few visitors in town. 2) It's crisp outside, just hop in one of the many-many hotsprings to warm up.

31 Dec 2023. Reflecting on a succesful and camperful year.

Billie, rental AKA and Alishan.

 Mellow Yellow Autumn.

Sy Koru in Odo Yachtharbor.

Waiting patiently till the owners will return from Europe.

Meanwhile, I'm checking the lines and bilges.

We took a business trip to Kitakyushu & Shimonoseki.

Testing and writing a report on a new tourist travel voucher program.

The fishmarket in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, is famous for fugu.

Aslo known as blow-fish.

The bridge connecting Kyushu to Honsho.

We drove across it and navigated under it a zillion times. 

But this time... A First.

We took the tunnel and walked from Honshu to Kyushu.

As you can see, it's confusing for Marijke. 

Guess,  what's this.......??

Fukuoka in Season's Mood.

Christmas 2023.

High Five to the sunnier moments of a more or less non-stop

delivery Nagoya -->Fukuoka.

** 500+ miles.

** Average speed 5 knots.

** Average temperature 5 degrees Celsius.

** Duration 5 days.

** AND 5☆s to navigator Watanabe san!!