We headed out to Fukui Beach for a long weekend, located on the northwestern side of Japan. It took us about 2 hours by train. I found a little backpacker's hostel to stay in which was very nice, aside from the lack of needed air conditioning, loud hostel-mates, and the thick cigarette smoke inside. The beaches were GORGEOUS, like Hawaii, though sadly littered badly with trash. Ray woke up Monday morning at 4:30am, and for four hours went down to the beach and cleaned it up. What a guy. I love that little fella.
The first day, we swam a little, but just got stung by jellyfish! Plus, the main beach was SO crowded!! The second day we branched out and hiked along the coastline, discovering the most amazing private inlets. This was much better.
We also were a little envious of all the snorkelers but didnt know where to find gear (the town we were in didnt have any rental places, restaurants OR stores!!). To our delight, we found amidst the rubble on the beach, not only 1 set of snorkel gear, but 3, including an extra large set of flippers for Ray!! The underwater world was outstandingly gorgeous with many pufferfish, beautiful plant life, amazing sea slugs and clams and huge schools of fish. We just had to look out for those jellies!
Ray even found not only 1, but 2 tridents to practice spear fishing. The little guy REALLY wants to be a hunter and gatherer!!
At night, we went to nearby "Obama City" to get some groceries. Obviously, the city is very much capitalizing on it's name. Rumor has it, Mr. Obama himself is planning a visit. Hmmmm....:)
1 comment:
Fun trip. I am inspired by how adventurous you guys are. So the snorkles and trident were garbage? Crazy!!!
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