Day 8 - Friday 1 April 2016
We finally hit the road at 1030, desperate to be out before the room cleaning frenzy began ! Our destination was the Geibikei Gorge a 80 km drive north through the farmlands of Iwate.
While it is not exactly the Grand Canyon and the slow flowing river is less than a metre deep it is totally clear and full of large fish - of course fed by the tourists ! As seems to be the way in Japan we were serenaded by the boatman as we drifted along.
By way of a treat we headed back via Osaki City and its out of town shopping mall meccas !
We finally hit the road at 1030, desperate to be out before the room cleaning frenzy began ! Our destination was the Geibikei Gorge a 80 km drive north through the farmlands of Iwate.
While it is not exactly the Grand Canyon and the slow flowing river is less than a metre deep it is totally clear and full of large fish - of course fed by the tourists ! As seems to be the way in Japan we were serenaded by the boatman as we drifted along.
By way of a treat we headed back via Osaki City and its out of town shopping mall meccas !