Dolphin Watching & Kumamoto Trip 5/14-15/11

It's about 5:15 AM & the sun is rising over a mountain & the Inland Sea outside our BR window. We're leaving soon for an overnight tour bus trip to Kyushu Island.


On our bus, that's our guide Koji giving us instructions as we get underway.


Beautiful view from our vantage of the elevated Sanyo Expressway, heading south & west.


Perfectly laid out flooded rice fields.


It's only about 8AM & we're at the Kyushu Bridge rest stop for coffee & a potty break. I LOVE this view under the bridge! We're on the end of Honshu Island (the big one) looking toward Kyushu Island.


Stan's enjoying the view . . .


The sun shining through the suspended bridge.


Look at this VERY cool motorcycle I saw in the parking lot. This is a popular rest stop because the view is so amazing!


Back underway & this is the view from the top of the bridge. Yep - we're WAY up there . . .