Monthly Archives: October 2023

We bagged the tours today, so as to spend time in the city of Kobe. Little need for us to do the side visits to Osaka, Nara or Kyoto – all popular tours. Kobe is an overnight stop. We get … Continue reading →

Tom provided this link so one can track where we are port to port: https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9703150 Today’s itinerary is first to a very famous shrine via cable car, lots of steps. The tour was not well attended due in part to … Continue reading →

Scroll down past this post as newest appears after Tom’s explanatory one. latest is Tokyo 2. Posts out of order likely due to time zones. All should revert to normal, soon.

Breakfast tourist tour bus then to the international cruise terminal and loading onto the boat. Possibly better refer to as a Ship. Meiji shrine and bonsai exhibit at the shrine Hama-rikyu Gardens. Seawater garden built for the Shogun. Not a … Continue reading →

Hi All – This is your friendly tech support testing the settings of the posting email feeds. After re-configuring the wonderful [?] WordPress site, I’m checking to make sure it actually works. So this message is not a complete waste, … Continue reading →

Looks like Tom has fixed the unfixable. As many as you know, Tom hates hates hates wordpress. When the boogs return we will discuss alternatives with him; for now it looks like he has the blog and comments working These … Continue reading →

This is the first post you will be receiving via email The post yesterday failed to go out by email. Tom has fixed it. if interested, scroll down to yesterday‘s post. First, stop a 30 minute bus ride to the … Continue reading →

BRSJ — Boogs ReSack Japan Re-Discovering the Land of the Rising Sun: A Japan Adventure. After a several year hiatus Sacking resumes. Organized by the ever-resourceful Michelle, our group of eleven intrepid travelers embark on a cruise around Japan. Then … Continue reading →