Kasadojima Island

We started out planning to go to the Hikari Flea Market today, but we got a late start & the traffic was very heavy, so we decided to just explore something different. So, when 188 comes to a "T", we continued on to the right to stay on 188. As we continue past Hikari, we pass a lone bicyclist. I've looked at the map & found a smaller island that we've decided to check out today.

This sign says we're only 10 km to Shunan if we stay on 188, but we're going to turn here & head for Kasadojima Island. It's one of two small islands nearby.















This sign shows a large curved orange bridge at the bottom left.

Well, there's the bridge. . . (I'm such a great navigator!)
















Oh, this is cool. Since we know from our map that this road on the island only goes a few miles & then ends, we'll check out this guy on our way back. I don't think he's going anywhere.

Driveway going up to a pretty house.















Flowers tumble off this retaining wall.

A little shrine on the side of the road as we drive on this island. Since I'm sitting on the left side of the car (passenger side) my pictures as we start out are on the land side -- the sea is on the right side. Once we get to the end & turn around, then I'll show pictures of the sea!










Hmmm . . . curves both ways! This is one sharp curve with a mirror in the middle to view oncoming traffic, but the roads on this island are WAY better than some we've been on. This area would appear to be very prosperous, judging from the houses and the roads.
















Someone's flower garden.

Uh-oh . . . the road begins to narrow.

















This lady is probably taking flowers to lay on one of her relative's monuments.
















And this lady told us in the most beautiful British accent that this is an African Tortoise. She picked him up so he wouldn't go out onto the road.

Where the road ends . . . at least we had a place to turn around!
















Torii gate in the sea.
















Lots of fishermen enjoying this beautiful day.

Cemetery on a hillside.
















View of the sea.
















Calla lillies, Holly!

I think we're not supposed to touch something here . . .
















Beautiful murals painted on the retaining walls as we drive around this island.

Beautiful views along the sea.

Look at these terraced rice ponds -- they went almost all the way down to the sea.




















A lot of ship building stuff near this end of the island.

Look at that cool building balanced on a small pedestal near the sea! (Don't know if I'd want to be there during an earthquake, though . . .)
















Flowers, so we stop to see what else is here . . .

More flowers here.
















Yow -- what's that over the trees?
















Oh, no -- with her bad knees, Margie can't run fast enough to get away! But she really doesn't have to. It's the dinosaur we passed by a little while ago when we first came on the island and we've stopped to check it out.

Looking back after passing through t-rex. This crosswalk is over the highway.

Stan barely fits inside the belly of the beast!

So . . . how long can he hold it open?

After we pass through the t-rex, this walkway crosses over the highway. What a view!































Stan seems to be further down inside this dinosaur now . . .

Stairway going up to this dinosaur.





















Up the hill, there was a locomotive on display, but we didn't stop today. We wanted to see what was further up this little road.
















All the streetlights on this side of the island are star-shaped.

Oh, look at the pretty landscaping as we drive into this hotel on the sea.















Fresh flowers in the lobby. This is the white building on the sea that we saw "balanced" when we were further around the island.




















Oh, wow! It's an onsen hotel with windows looking out to the sea.

Cute little corner potty -- I'm just always glad to see one that's NOT a "squatty potty!"




















Stan gets info at the front desk. We may want to come back here in cooler weather . . .
















The flags were blowing from the sea air as we drove away.

We drove a little further & pulled off the road to enjoy the view & take some pictures, and we found this map showing a public beach area below. Then we saw the stairs . . .