Leaving Japan

After our cards did not work at the sushi restaurant we were forced to spend the very last of our cash paying for the expectedly pricey meal. We returned home to count out our pocket change and assess the situation, which looked bleak. In the end all of our scrounging yeilded about 13oo yen ($13) which we immediately set aside for trasportation to the ferry the next day.

Tuesday morning we discovered we could take a bus to the Port and so the boys decided they could use the rest of the money for Sausage McMuffins at McDonalds (a luxury not available in Korea). We got to Fukuoka International Port with exactly 234 yen ($2.34 in case you haven't figured out the exchange yet) I guess we can say that we completely maximized our cash flow. Japan is good for that kind of thing. Back on the boat we shed a tear to leave the islands, but committed to someday returning...maybe next time we could afford the combo Sausage McMuffin meal.



Gizmo welcomes us back to Korea