On to Hiroshima

Another day, another train. Wait, no, that's not right! It was a ferry this time. We'd read online before the trip that foot passenger reservations were not possible; we confirmed that with a hotel front desk clerk on arrival in Matsuyama. We were nervous because this is Golden Week - a peak travel period in Japan. We went to the ferry terminal, hoping for the best. The first question we were asked at the ticket counter was whether we had a reservation! How were we supposed to have a not possible reservation???

As it turned out, there was nothing to worry about. The sailing was about 95% empty. Where are all these traveling Japanese people? We don't know, but they were definitely not on the ferry.Read more