Today we docked in Kochi. Late am, we took the ships shuttle to town. It was raining, but there was a big covered mall near the shuttle stop so rain wasn’t a problem. We walked to a large food mall filled with food booths. Our 1st stop was a small booth that served zenzai & tea:
For lunch, I had a bowl of ramen and Marge had spring rolls:
Today we landed at Beppu. We took an excursion to a mountain overlooking the city, but the mountain was shrouded in clouds, so we couldn’t see much until we were on our way down and we could see the city. Next we went to an area featuring steam vents. We were able to soak our feet in a hot water pool, which felt nice and relaxing:
Cherry trees are in full bloom- here’s Marge in front of one in the stream vent area:
We wanted to cut back on food, so for dinner, we ate the afternoon antipasti brought to our room by our butler
and had an early dinner at a sandwich bar on the ship:
As the ship departed, a Taiko drum team played at the dock:
