....the view from here is really spectacular. The mountainous peaks can be seen undulating the length and breadth of the island. Forest is everywhere in so many forms, a blanket green and brown giving pure breathable air. On this day a low pressure system was providing classic waves for the folks who live on the Japanese mainland, 1000km to the north. Looking westwards, out into the ocean, the swell lines from this low pressure system could be seen moving from north to south. Hahajima could be seen to the south, her peaks immersed in the low cloud. A few days earlier, using an outrigger canoe, utilizing only wind and paddle, 4 friends had journeyed south, from here to there. It was with an excited ear that I listened to the talk of 'moonbows' - rainbows cast by the light power of the moon - and of the whole nature assisted 12 hour journey.
