99 Islands Tour

Figuring we would hate ourselves if we didn't get out and enjoy the beautiful day, my friend Kim and I went to tour one of the more popular local attractions. Anybody who has seen 'The Last Samurai' with Tom Cruise has already seen these. In the opening scenes of the movie they have a fly-by at sunset showing several of the tiny islands. 99 Islands is just a name as there are many more than 99. I dont really know which ones they actually counted but there are several more. From Kashimae Pier we took the Pearl Queen around the area on the 50 minute tour. The boat weaved in and out of the sporadically placed islands. Last year I took a kayaking class and this area was where we learned how to maneuver in the kayak. Since we were forced to flip oursleves over I wasnt able to bring a camera, but on this tour I took several pictures of the beautiful landscape. As always you can find pictures on my WEBSITE . The day had originally been meant to get out and take pictures of the cherry blossoms before they fell off. For some reason there were about two trees way off in the distance on the whole tour. Bummer. Maybe next year though.