Walking Goto Islands: Day 6

Travel diaries: March 7th - goodbye Fukue, hello Shin-Kamigoto.

On the sixth day of my trip, I woke up to a cloudy sky - the kind of clouds that were determined to keep the sun away all day, and they did. I did not mind the weather since today was a travel day, saying goodbye to Fukue Island and moving to Shin-Kamigoto for a three-night stay.

After working on the previous day's diaries, transferring photos to the external hard drive, and changing my travel arrangements for the return trip to Tokyo (from plane to Shinkansen to spend the whole day in Nagasaki on Sunday), I visited Te To Ba to say goodbye and have a quick breakfast (I highly recommend the orange scone and coffee breakfast set). 

While I was the only guest at the hostel for the past three days, Ta Bi To was already fully booked for the upcoming weekend. Owners noted that this was their routine during the low season, with a lot of time in their hands with no guests during weekdays and serving to a full house (both cafe and the hostel) on weekends.

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There are multiple options for traveling from Fukue to Shin-Kamigoto, which is served by three main ports: Narao, Arikawa, and Aokata. You can take the jetfoil to Narao (30-minutes) or a slower car ferry (90-minutes) as I did. Alternatively, you can hop on the ferry Taiko that I took on my way to the islands and get off in Aokata. All ports on Shin-Kamigoto are connected by regular bus service. So, whichever ferry/jetfoil works better for your schedule/budget, I would say go for it.