We return, relaxed, to the Kyoshu Maru and go back to Chichijima. We hire a motorbike to explore the island. It is raining, and the day is a bit of a trial. A hundred or so people line the ship's side and half of Chichijima seems to have turned out for the farewell. Small boats escort the big ferry to the breakwaters.
Phlegmatic teachers pat random backs.
Things settle down slowly. The return trip is routine, and we are soon back in Hong Kong. We have 36 h at home before boarding our El Al flight to Israel. But that's another story. Ogasawara Maru will be suggested.