Nio

Well we dodged the karaoke mike.  And had a great time in Dogo, a copper mine on the way tour on the way home, and of course another party that night.  But we were all a bit concerned about typhoon 18 heading kind of for us so the next morning in a very stiff breeze we all left the marina for the trek over to Nio and a slightly safer marina.  The breeze was strong but right on the nose.  We were kind of anxious to get the boat battened down so we just motored it.  That seemed to be the popular decision as only one boat raised the sails.  After securing the boat it was off to another party.  We also met up with a couple that we had met in Hirado.  This is their home port.  We ended up on their boat for the after party drinks and had chance to catch up on what they had been up to.

Today we have a walking tour around Nio, which is supposed to have lots to see.  The typhoon is scheduled to pass between midnight tonight and dawn tomorrow.  The present forecast has it steering a little more southeast so we should be spared the brunt of it.

A lot of frogs!!

A popular pastry shop in Nio town

This pharmacy is 400 years old, still run by the same family

Streets of old Nio town

Another shrine