Our planned departure from Nagasaki on Sunday was delayed when the fridge pump stopped working. Jon had that fixed fairly quickly but then decided to fix a leak in the water jacket on the diesel generator as well.
That done, the weather then prevented us from leaving until Wednesday. In the meantime we continued our exploration of Nagasaki and on Tuesday paid a visit to the Peace Park and Atomic Bomb Museum. It was a miserable morning with on and off drizzle and no umbrella and our dampened spirits were kept there as we toured the museum. We had already seen the museum in Hiroshima and the one in Nagasaki was just as moving if not more so.
Later than afternoon, with the clouds clearing, Satoshi picked us up and took us across the Megami Bridge and up the hill to view Nagasaki and the surrounding area. It is a very picturesque city set amongst hills with the river running through the middle.
Kimono sculpure, celebrating 450 years of Portuguese/Japanese relations.
With a forecast for NE/NW winds we left this morning for Akune, 55 NM south at 0530. The winds were fairly light until about midday when we had a nice following breeze to help us along. Conditions were good with some swell from the previous few days making for a rolling downwind sail but we had no adverse current considering it was spring tide today.
Going under the new bridge at Okinoshima, just near the entrance to Nagasaki.
Gunkan Jima, once a coal mine with 5,000 residents living on it!
Our arrival in Akune at 1530 coincided with the low tide which with spring tide was -0.2. We were thankful that we had a floating pontoon to tie to as it would have been impossible to tie up to a wharf with the dock high above us!!
Position: 32-01.291N, 130-11.528E
Before we had finished tying up we had a visit from Shoji, who we discovered was a friend of our Alishan friends. It was not long before we had three guests aboard drinking tea and planning dinner for tomorrow night!! Another warm welcome to a Japanese port.
That done, the weather then prevented us from leaving until Wednesday. In the meantime we continued our exploration of Nagasaki and on Tuesday paid a visit to the Peace Park and Atomic Bomb Museum. It was a miserable morning with on and off drizzle and no umbrella and our dampened spirits were kept there as we toured the museum. We had already seen the museum in Hiroshima and the one in Nagasaki was just as moving if not more so. The Peace Statue, designed as a signpost for global harmony
Later than afternoon, with the clouds clearing, Satoshi picked us up and took us across the Megami Bridge and up the hill to view Nagasaki and the surrounding area. It is a very picturesque city set amongst hills with the river running through the middle.
The view of Dejima Harbour, just right of centre, from Mount Inasayama.
Kimono sculpure, celebrating 450 years of Portuguese/Japanese relations.
With a forecast for NE/NW winds we left this morning for Akune, 55 NM south at 0530. The winds were fairly light until about midday when we had a nice following breeze to help us along. Conditions were good with some swell from the previous few days making for a rolling downwind sail but we had no adverse current considering it was spring tide today.
Going under the new bridge at Okinoshima, just near the entrance to Nagasaki.
Gunkan Jima, once a coal mine with 5,000 residents living on it!
Our arrival in Akune at 1530 coincided with the low tide which with spring tide was -0.2. We were thankful that we had a floating pontoon to tie to as it would have been impossible to tie up to a wharf with the dock high above us!!
Tweed on the floating pontoon, Akune.
Position: 32-01.291N, 130-11.528E
Before we had finished tying up we had a visit from Shoji, who we discovered was a friend of our Alishan friends. It was not long before we had three guests aboard drinking tea and planning dinner for tomorrow night!! Another warm welcome to a Japanese port.
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