A late inclusion of pics of our departure from Odo Marina, Fukuoka!! Thanks to Jaap of Alishan for most of these.
The Ming dynasty red gate to Sofuku-ji
This large cauldron at Sofuku-ji was used to cook food during the 1681 famine for 3000-5000 people daily.
Shofuku-ji temple
Relief carvings of peaches on the doors of the bell tower, Shofukuji temple.
This must be the most unusual church we have ever seen! The spires are decorated with a mosaic of broken tiles and crockery...
... as is the wall of the nearby museum.
Nakajima-gawa which flows through Nagasaki is crossed by a series of 17th century stone bridges. In 1982 six of the ten were washed away and then rebuilt.
Dinner with the crews of Alishan, Bannister and Sunstone. Farewells from Alishans, Bannisters and locals Mitani San, Sakae San and Junko San. No pics of the star impression on the pylon!!
We have now been in Nagasaki for five days. Plans to leave early Sunday were foiled when the water pump on the refrigeration failed. It didn't take long to fix but then Jon decided he would also fix a leak in the water jacket on the diesel generator. A pinhole was found in the seawater piping which was causing an overflow. A quick fix with 2-pack epoxy will hopefully do the trick. If not it will be back to letting the overflow run into the bilge until a more permanent fix can be made.
As we were here in August last year there was not a lot that we hadn't already seen in Nagasaki apart from the 'temple walk' so we set off on Saturday to do the temples. We lost count of the number of steps we had to go up and down to visit each temple as they are all built on the side of a hill. Along the way we met up with Satoshi, a local sailor and teacher, to have lunch and then continued with him for a more personal tour.
The Ming dynasty red gate to Sofuku-ji
This large cauldron at Sofuku-ji was used to cook food during the 1681 famine for 3000-5000 people daily.
Entrance to the Daiko-ji, established 1614, and famous for avoiding fires, even atomic ones.
Cast in 1438, the unusual Hosshin-ji bell is the oldest temple bell in Nagasaki
The first fountain in Japan can be found in the grounds of the enormous Suwa-jinja Shrine.
Shofuku-ji temple
Relief carvings of peaches on the doors of the bell tower, Shofukuji temple.
Looking across part of the huge hillside cemetery and Shofuku-ji.
This must be the most unusual church we have ever seen! The spires are decorated with a mosaic of broken tiles and crockery...
... as is the wall of the nearby museum.
Nakajima-gawa which flows through Nagasaki is crossed by a series of 17th century stone bridges. In 1982 six of the ten were washed away and then rebuilt.
This is one of the originals.
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