 Cycling around Ie, along the Avenue of "Australian Pines" (casuarinas, which grow all over the island) |
 Near the base of Gusuku, still smiling & confident |
 Half-way up, & it's time for a drink & a breather |
 Lilies growing wild on Gusuku |
 Up top, Mick looking west |
 Liz looking south over the port |
 Peter goes over the edge |
Left: Ever-present Mt Gusuku seen towering behind the tobacco fields and ancestral graves that dot the island;
Top, centre & right: Niya-Thiya cave, where thousands of people sheltered from terrible bombing attacks during WW2.
Bottom, centre: Looking out over the northern cliffs of Ie; tiny Gongendo Temple, hidden in a jungle thicket;
Bottom, right: Mick & Pete dipping into a packet of Ie miso-flavoured peanuts on the ferry back to Motobu. |
