Shiraishi Island

After Hiroshima, we headed to Shiraishijima, a beautiful, tiny little island about a 40 minute train ride and 25 minute ferry ride southwest of Okayama City in the Seto Inland Sea. We had a couple of rooms booked at a villa that is owned by Okayama prefecture. The villa is up on a small hill overlooking the main beach, and only a 2 minute walk down to the perfect water.
Our first morning there, we went out fishing for a couple of hours with an older Australian guy who spends his summers on Shiraishi and his winters in Bali. Becky was the only one who caught anything, although it was tiny (about 5 or 6 inches). Fudge and I spent our first full day relaxing in the water, without thinking about the consequences. We each ended up with a severe sunburn, although being a white dude, his was much worse than mine.
Shiraishi was great, just so laid back and quiet, I will definitely be returning.
The first picture I took from the cemetary overlooking the main beach.
The second picture is of a little shrine on an island you can swim to from the main beach.
This last picture is of a German girl who was also staying at the villa. Because it was so hot and humid, Fudge and I were able to sweet-talk her into fanning us. She claimed she didn't want to do it, but c'mon, is that the face of someone who is NOT enjoying themself? She loved it!