The Quaich's Journeys Through Japan

[EagleJCS]

Konnichiwa CDN! Tanoshimu! (Good afternoon CDN! Enjoy!)

[lukeyrobertson]

Wonderful to hear of the quaich's safe arrival in a timely and significant way. What an awesome odyssey!

[piperdbh]

I hope the rest of the pictures will be forthcoming.

As Barclay used to say, "Slainte, y'all."

[CDNSushi]

Warm, spring breeze whispers

Peacefully, cherry blossoms

Float into the Quaich




Photos & exploits of the Quaich in Japan are coming soon...

Stay Tuned....

[Drac]

A moment of peace in the chaos. Beauty in the middle of so much trouble.

It must take the breath away.

Thank you for sharing.

Jim

[Steve Ashton]

Haiku to a Quaich. How wonderful.

[Downunder Kilt]

Cherry blossoms in the Spring, absolutely fantastic. Used to have one in the back yard when growing up, always remember my mum bringing some into the house to form a spray of them for the dinning room table.

[kiltedwolfman]

The pics make me long to return to Nippon. Glad to see that it got there in great shape and with due speed. Now you'll have to let me know what I might have to do to score a bottle of that whiskey ;)

[CDNSushi]

The pics make me long to return to Nippon. Glad to see that it got there in great shape and with due speed. Now you'll have to let me know what I might have to do to score a bottle of that whiskey ;)

Send a lot of ¥¥¥. (No, really. It's pretty pricey stuff... I'd be glad to send you some, but it wouldn't be cheap). The Whisky Exchange out of the UK has it listed at £70 for a bottle, and I think that's less than what I would pay locally.

[CDNSushi]

First of all, I am pleased to report that the Quaich has completed her Japanese quest with great success, and as of this afternoon, she is on her way to her next destination..... Australia, where she will be hosted by DownunderKilt.

Now, on to the important stuff. When I emptied my digital camera's memory card, I counted 282 pictures that I took in the span of the two weeks that the Quaich was visiting in Japan. Although I've already whittled that down quite a bit (many duplicates), posting them up will take a bit of time, so I'll have to do it in bite-sized pieces.

Today, I will be posting my logbook entry. I don't want the rabble on the other side of the world to have to wait to read it, so I have reproduced it exactly as it appears in the Quaich's logbook, complete with the photos I interspersed with my writing. I've copied the logbook entry verbatim, although the original is handwritten.

In the coming days, I hope to post up many more photos as I finish editing them and making them web-ready. There is tons of really cool info and some stories that I can't wait to share with you all, that couldn't possibly all fit on the pages of the logbook. Fortunately, pixels on a screen are cheap and plentiful!

Without further ado, I present the Quaich's journeys through Japan.