Mikurajima Dolphins 2018.09.13

[chiisai_hime]

Thanks to willeke4439, I noticed these beautiful islands in the Izu peninsula and planned a side trip. Since I'm a huge animal lover, I decided to go to Mikurajima for the 100 wild dolphins that live around the island and then Hachijojima for the onsen (and the plane that flies you back to Tokyo in 1h vs 8h boat ride

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[willeke4439]

Oh wow, you brought your own diving gear AND an underwater camera? That's some dedication, but it looks like it was well worth the effort! From that video alone I can tell how amazing it must have been! I'm also glad that the ryokan thing worked out! Your roommate sounds nice, too :3 Getting to talk to locals and other travelers is one of the things I really like about those homey casual type of inns.

That Ashitaba curry looks a lot better than the one I had on the ferry. :3 It must've been so nice having that whole first class room to yourself! They said the thing about possibly not being able to dock on my trip too, but in the end it was fine, so they're probably just covering their asses by saying that XD

[chiisai_hime]

Yup, thanks for your help! It was a lot of fun ^^

I ended up shipping my diving stuff and the pottery mom bought so we didn't have to carry it the whole time. Good thing too cuz we ended up buying little things here and there! Japan sure markets itself well with local specialties in each area!