Kyoto, Kinki, Japan Friday, January 6, 2017 *LOUISE* We slept with the aircon off last night which saw us all sleeping with long jammies, hoodies and Woolley socks. Blake was resident snorelax last night thanks to his cold. Poor Dylan had to wake him up in the wee hours as I didn't hear him. Looking forward to a comfy double bed when we make it to Hiroshima! Today was a day chockers full of sightseeing. We started with our obligatory 7eleven visit for brekky on...

Kyoto, Kinki, Japan Thursday, January 5, 2017 *CAL* Our guide for the day was Dyl (Riverboat Ron). Ron ran a high paced game early on with the veterans struggling to keep up. The first destination for the day was Kyoto station to find some breakfast before we headed on to Kameoka to head on one of Ron's famous Riverboats. Now moving at a more leisurely pace we drifted down the river in a nicely protected 400 year old fibreglass, steel and plastic canoe. It ...

Kyoto, Kinki, Japan Wednesday, January 4, 2017 *BLAKE* We caught train at 9.30am from Tokyo station to head off to Kyoto. We took a high speed train that got us there in 2hrs 40mins. The ride was really enjoyable as we were riding in comfort with large reclining seats, seat warmers and plenty of leg room. It was was a nice change to the cramped up plane flights we had over. Along the ride there were plenty of spectacular views of smaller towns and country sid...