Yakushima Part 1

This will be more of a image post than actual prose, but I will add some commentary to complete the picture.

Arriving in Yakushima after a 4 hour ferry ride:



We then took a bus to our pre-reserved cottages. Apparently when Kaori reserved them she didn't ask how big they were.



They were also full of spiders and cockroaches, so we rented a car and were lucky enough to find this bad boy.



The next day we awoke at 4:30 am to embark on a 10.5 hour hike to see Jomonsugi, the oldest tree in the world. It's like 7000 years old or something.





After the hike we were very tired, so the next day we decided to go to the beach. It was beautiful, with warm clear blue water and nice thick sand.





After throwing the football for awhile, I climbed a rock to do some Karate Kid practice.



Then everyone decided to join...



Hear no evil...see no evil...speak no evil...pee no evil


So after three days on the island we were having a great time. The next half of the trip would have even more surprises and all-around goodness. Part 2 coming soon!