Dispatches from Aso, Japan
Arrived by Train on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 12:45pm local time
Friday, July 31st, 2009

In which we don't fall into a volcano or get poisoned by noxious gases even once
We retraced our steps from Ibusuki toward Kumamoto, then diverged to the east at Shinyatsushiro. Two hours on a neat switchback train took us up into the hills. Sheryl, who hates riding backwards, drove me something just short of crazy by spinning the seats every time the train reversed direction.















































