Kushiro May 9

Last stop in Japan. We visited Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, a habitat for the endangered red crowned crane (maybe 1800 of them left) a revered symbol of immortality (the same…

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Muroran May 8

Typically, Ron and I are on different excursions but for this country, we’ve been together til today. I went off to experience an onsen - Japanese hot spring bath and…

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Sendai May 7

Another rainy day with a visit to Zuhio-den, Date Masamune’s mausoleum, the feudal lord who founded the city and died in 1603. Masamune was pretty ruthless and, for the Star…

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Hitachinaka May 6

The morning began with more wind than we’ve experienced since our trip began. As a result, we got to watch 2 tug boats in operation. It was initially rough enough…

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Yokohama May 5

We're back in Yokohama, last day of the first cruise. We'll head out tomorrow for a couple of the northern ports of Japan and then cross the ocean to Alaska.…

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