Navigating the Chitose Maze

After navigating our way across country from Sapporo to Furano and Biei we finally got stymied in Chitose when we attempted to return the Wingroad to Mr Nissan this afternoon. After a couple of laps of the New Chitose airport and a few more terse words with our churlish GPS we managed to successfully return our vehicle. Earlier in the day, fuelled with a hearty traditional Japanese breakfast, we took in the very impressive snowcapped mountains around Furano and hectare after hectare of agriculture. Lots of rice, corn and canola being grown. Also came across a Brit chef in a fairly remote town where we'd stopped for lunch. He even offered to help us order, but Janet had the all-Japanese menu deciphered by then. Tomorrow we start to head for Oz, first to New Chitose Airport, then Narita, Brisbane and finally Canberra.Read more