Kodiak Island, The Emerald Isle, AK 4/24/26 Day 111

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Shabbat Shalom from Kodiak 

Hakodate, Hokkaido 4/17/26 Day 103

Hakodate morning fish market then an express train to Onuma Quasi Pational Park followed by Red Brick warehouse sampling & shopping and a find farewell to Hilary Gabe and Emma who start their Hokkaido adventures as the ship sails to Alaska. 

Yokohama Tokyo 4/14/26 Days 100-101

Tokyo Disney Day 1

Tokyo Disney Sea 25th silver sparkling anniversary!

After taking the Disney express bus from Yokohama to Disney Sea, we went on rides where we waited for hours to do the three minute rides, such as, the Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Towet of Terror, Frozen, Peter Pan, Rapu zel's Forest and Aladdin Magic show. 

Day 2 Ofuna adventure:  Taya cavern, Kannon-ji Temple and shopping & snacking (Earl Grey waffle fish and hojo cha soft ice cream), and finally the Red Brick warehouse district complete with a flower show and Go with Green fest!

Shimizu Fuji Delight 4/13/26 Day 99

Mt Fuji with Sakura splendor!  We took the train with Katie and Mark to the UNESCO Mt Fuji heritage center and nearby shrine,  Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine. After a yakisoba lunch with Fuji view, we visited the spectacular Mt Fuji snow melt falls, Shiraito-no-Taki.and headed back into town to see the fish market and shmy the shops

Nagasaki Nagging 4/10-11/26 Days 97-98

Rainy day museum fall back. Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture exceeded expectations with an overview of this international trading port that opened up Japan. After a yummy sashimi lunch webdid a temple tour of Chinese Zen Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines including Tohmeizan Kofukuji founded in 1620. 

Day 2 hike to Mt Adda observatory then Art Museum