Kyushu

The ferry to Beppu from Shikoku took 3 hours and as you can see from the photos was very relaxing. After arriving, we went north along the coast towards Kunisaki City, a smaller, more rural area, where my friends, Hide and Erica Hosada lived. Erica arranged to meet us at the Oita Airport, south of her home

Cain and Simon getting some advice from an avid Japanese motorcyclist.

Erica and `Pollack`, at the rear of their house.

Hide is an artist and kindly gave us the use of his studio as a nights accommodation.

Fellow biker.

Erica and Monica. Very Japanese area

Hide`s studio

Rural scene.

Readying to leave.