We have now been in Io Jima for four days!! The weather has been a bit iffy for us to continue right now but we will probably go to Isso on Yakushima Island tomorrow as conditions are moderating. The weather has been squally with rain and strong winds coming from the wrong direction.
Io has only a tiny fishing village with a small population, half of which are fishermen. There are 19 children enrolled in the combined elementary and secondary school. Two small shops sell some fresh produce and grocery lines so starving is out of the question, while the ferry from Kagoshima visits three times a week.
Access to these steps allows us to get off the boat even at low tide.
The water in the harbour is stained orange as there is a hot spring in here somewhere pumping iron-rich water into it. We notice there are no barnacles or oysters growing on the wharf which is a bonus when tied alongside but there are fish and the usual kites and crows flying around as well as other smaller birds such as the rock thrush and a kingfisher.
One of the fishermen has a couple of traps in the water in which he keeps live lobsters - he comes down during the day to add fish carcases to the traps for food.
Some of them look the right size for eating....mmmm!
A lot of seaweed and flotsam has been pushed into the harbour over the last couple of days by the strong winds. The flotsam includes a lot of pumicestone from the volcano just along the way. Not sure when it last exploded!
If you have been wondering just how big our polystyrene fenders are, here is a pic of Jon to indicate scale. They are great!
Io has only a tiny fishing village with a small population, half of which are fishermen. There are 19 children enrolled in the combined elementary and secondary school. Two small shops sell some fresh produce and grocery lines so starving is out of the question, while the ferry from Kagoshima visits three times a week.
Access to these steps allows us to get off the boat even at low tide.The water in the harbour is stained orange as there is a hot spring in here somewhere pumping iron-rich water into it. We notice there are no barnacles or oysters growing on the wharf which is a bonus when tied alongside but there are fish and the usual kites and crows flying around as well as other smaller birds such as the rock thrush and a kingfisher.
One of the fishermen has a couple of traps in the water in which he keeps live lobsters - he comes down during the day to add fish carcases to the traps for food.
Some of them look the right size for eating....mmmm!
Panorama showing how the water is only stained within the harbour. Tweed's mast is barely visible to the right.
A lot of seaweed and flotsam has been pushed into the harbour over the last couple of days by the strong winds. The flotsam includes a lot of pumicestone from the volcano just along the way. Not sure when it last exploded!
If you have been wondering just how big our polystyrene fenders are, here is a pic of Jon to indicate scale. They are great!
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