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Solo-touring to Korea (3)
It was almost 10a.m. when I left my friends in Osaka with many thanks to them.
I had to complete another 600km leg by 15:30, as the procedure for immigration & customs should be cleared at the ferry terminal at Shimonoseki.
I decided to take highways from Kobe to Shimonoseki and made my lovely iron mule keep hustling, not knowing it would result in a trouble on its engine later....;;
Solo-touring to Korea (3)_b0044345_2223831.jpg

I arrived at the terminal in time. The officials were very kind and helped me a lot.
They were curious about my route & destination, to Seoul on my own motorcycle. In this town, the base port to Korea since before the war, vehicles and passengers to Korea on business are quite common, but their destination are limited almost in Pusan itself. And as it had been just half a year or more since the Korean government allowed travelers to bring motorcycles and ride them there, riders to Korea seemed still rare. Actually, later I found that mine was the only bike to Korea on the vessel.

Solo-touring to Korea (3)_b0044345_22234182.jpgI cleared the customs check on my motorcycle and belongings, and I drove my bike on to the deck in the ferry for Pusan.
My mule got tied down tightly to the floor. The reality gradually came up in my mind that I'm going to cross the sea...(*^_^*)

After some walk and shopping around the terminal, time was up for immigration.
The procedure was as simple as in the case of air travel, and I took some rest in my cabin.

Solo-touring to Korea (3)_b0044345_2225328.jpgI occupied a 1st class cabin for 2 only by myself.^^
It was like a room en-suite in a common business hotels, equipped with private shower, sink & toilette, writing desk & chair, stool, wardrobe, TV sets, tea sets, and so on.
Downstairs was the 2nd class floor, with large rooms shared with 15 to 30 passengers sleep with mats & blankets. As usual, people on the floor were more natural & friendly. On the outer deck on the floor, some of them began carouse here and there in groups. No matter how their bodies and hearts were heated up with Korean rice spirits, it was a breezing & freezing winter night on the sea!! @_@

After en-suite shower and some dinner in the restaurant, I watched the unlimited darkness on the sea, standing still on the deck.
When my eyes get used to the darkness, I found something white near the surface.
Flying fish? No..., seagulls!
They were flying, kept and kept flying against the wind, just upon the surface, skillfully avoiding the peak of the waves and splash, steadily kept up with our vessel.
Why? Why won't they get aboard somewhere on the mast or...?
Is it their pride of wilderness? Or just following their instinct?
Astonished by the vital force of life, I kept watching them for a while in the cold darkness.
by whitebleach | 2006-07-02 22:05 | Travel
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