Nov. 2011 Iriomote Island      

Summary  It's hard to predict the future of the pandemic from now on.
I planed the last travell in this year in late November or early December.
I chose the Iriomote Island, considering warm sea water temperature and clear sea water.
I asked the dive center openings by email,
then they replied the dive center was closeing in Decenber except the end of the year.
Late November was chosen, unexpectedly single rooms were almost full.
Itenerary Early morning flight bound for the Ishigaki Airport by Peach.
Moving to the ferry terminal by bus. Got on the Annei-Kanko ferry bound for the Uehara Port.
Three days diving after next day, and day after returning to the Ishigaki Island early morning by ferry.
Moving to the Ishigaki Airport by bus. Coming back to the Kansai Airport around noon.
Cancellation
of the Uehara line
A clerk told me the Uehara-route was cancelled by the reasons of strong wind and high waves.
I needed to got on the ferry bound for the Ohara Port departing at 1P.M.
Then I transtered to the bus near the port departing at 2.P.M.
The in-house buses of the Annei-Kanko send me to the hotel, but the bus I got was cooperated.
So I needed to waldk from the bus stop to the hotel.
In addition, the way to back also cancellation of sea line.
I was picked up by the Annei-Kanko bus about 6:30.
 

In spite of Peach flight, vanilla exterior, but peach inside

From the balcony at hotel Ilmare

Cape Unari from the boat
 
Diving Unarizaki   1st day Secret Garedn Blue Labyrinth Kanokawa Nakanose
2nd day Amitori Asaba Kamekame Point Sotohanare Minami 
3rd day Net Channel  Arisu Kita  Hanagoi-no-Ne 
1st day First dive: Brilliant school of blue-green chromis and hard coral in shallow sea.
Third dive: Same as previous Ishigaki, Collaboration of Manta Ray and Barracuda. 
 
 
2nd day Small Ray looked like Manta passed through for a second at not Manta site. Mimicry of Cuttlefish and Octopus.
 
 
3rd day First dive: Huge and rare coral. Third dive: Brilliant orange and purple school of fairy basses.
 
 
NO landscape It's rainy and cloudy off and on as late of November. I didn't take picture of landscape.
Back to home The Uehara line was also cancelled on the way back. I was picked up by the bus of the Annei.
It took over one hour from the Ohara Port to there the way there.
In addition in the early morning, and less stop: tourist destination, we got to the port quite earlier than expected.
Then I moved to the Ishigaki Airport, and arrived the Kansai Airport aroud noon.
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