Sail the Leviathan

October 5, 2019

Miyajima

Day 7: Miyajima The classic tourist combo in the Hiroshima area includes Miyajima, which is on the island of Itsukushima in the waters of the Seto Sea south of Hiroshima. This island is famous for the Itsu… Go to this… Continue reading
October 4, 2019

Hiroshima

Day 6: Hiroshima We slept great in a large king bed with a fluffy mattress and copious pillows. Laundry is clean and mostly dry, we separate and touch up the drying on smaller batches while we are getting r… Go… Continue reading
October 4, 2019

Universal City

Day 5: Universal City Today is the big Universal Studios Japan day which requires a more rigorous timetable. We get up at 6:30, do a quick change, repack (yay packing cubes!), and freshen up before heading out t… Go to… Continue reading
October 3, 2019

Osaka Castle

Day 3: Osaka Castle The AirBnB is quite spacious given that Japan is not known for its large accommodations; however, the bunkbed that Diane and I are sleeping on is providing a bit of a capsule hotel like sle… Go… Continue reading
October 3, 2019

Sacred Deer

Day 4: Sacred Deer Last night we dug two additional twin futons out of the closets and laid those over the double futon base. It was reasonably effective, making the middle of the bed three times thicker and … Go… Continue reading
October 2, 2019

Hikari 513

Day 2: Hikari 513 It’s a train day! One of the great pleasures of Japan is riding the Shinkansen, and today we checked out of the Tokyo Station Hotel and headed out on a 3-hour Shinkansen ride to Osaka to… Continue reading
October 1, 2019

Akihabara

Day 1: Akihabara The first night on the other side of the date line tends to be pretty easy. Both of us wake up a couple of times but just roll over and go back to sleep. By the time… Continue reading
October 1, 2019

Japan, Taipei, Seoul

Japan, Taipei, Seoul Surprise! We’re back for another round of adventure! Go to this Sway Continue reading
August 26, 2019

Surface Interval

Final post of this series. Day 7 – Surface Interval Our last day at Utopia Village is a rest day. When you’ve been doing multiple dives per day you need to wait 18 hours minimum before flying to reduce the… Continue reading
August 25, 2019

Certifiable

Day 6 – Certifiable First dive of the day is at a site called The Great Wall because of the big wall along large drop off. Our first mission of the day is to do our Deep Dive and thereby… Continue reading