The ironman of travel Yoshimasa Ikeuchi

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Flight time is as sloppy as ever. It was one day late last November and six hours late this time as well. Kunashiri and Iturup fly from Yuzhno-Sakhalinx to Krill (Kuril Islands) twice a week.

In front of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk station in summer

Abandoned landing on the four northern Islands due to bad weather

Visiting the Islands of the earth 56th Island Northern four Islands, Kunashiri Island, Shikotan Island, Iturup Island, Habomai Islands. Arrived at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalin) from Sapporo aiming for landing on the four northern Islands. (July 23, 2008)

Sakhalin Island to the four Northern Islands.　

Russian Federation

Sea mail runs from Korsakov, the southern port of Sakhalin, to Kunashiri-Iturup-Korsakov in four days. I didn't expect it to take 23 hours between Korsakov and Kunashir Island. Cancellations will occur one after another if the weather gets a little bad. Local information when the sea is rough during the summer. It was the first time in 20 days this month.

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From Sakhalin Island to the four Northern Islands　

Russian Federation

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There are no details such as departure time from the local shipping company (Russia). All flights have been canceled due to bad weather for the past two weeks. The thinly hanging clouds are flowing with a strong air flow. Even if you are lucky, there is no guarantee of your return. The size of the cargo liner and the number of passengers, are all unknown. A visa-free exchange team is traveling from Japan at the end of June. I decided to watch the situation for a couple of days, but I gave up on it this time because of all the conditions. The failure of the Island tour that I experienced for the first time on the 56th Island. However, too bad conditions overlapped. According to online information before departure, "Visa-free visits (63 people) by Japanese people, including former Islanders, were held for five days from June 30th to July 4th. There is a time difference in the territory owned by Japan. (+2 hours). The reporter who accompanied me was "a territorial dispute that does not exist." The disappearing scars of "Japan". The current state of the four Northern Islands as seen by the reporter is being distributed online.

http://www.headlines.yahoo.co.jp

"I'm going home." I thought about whether to buy a new ticket by canceling the return ticket or return to Wakkanai by ship. The cheap ticket this time was expensive. Eventually, I returned to Wakkanai from Korsakov (formerly Odomari) on the "Heart Land Ferry" run by a Japanese company. I enjoyed the summer in Hokkaido without returning to the hot and humid Osaka.

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