To the hotel "Ship in the Sky" in Amakusa

This time I went to Amakusa in Kyushu, Japan, to pay my hometown tax.Ship in the SkyI was able to get a ticket to stay at the "Maui" hotel because I had a deadline to use the ticket by the end of this year. I had to use the tickets by the end of this year, so I had to coordinate with my family's work and kindergarten and all that, and we decided to go at this time of the year.

First, we will take a ferry from Osaka Nanko to Shin Moji Port. Then, from here, we will take the Kyushu Expressway southward through Kyushu.

We left Shin-Mojiko around 9:00 a.m., had lunch at Gusto on the way, and then drove to the airport.(We are not a very gourmet family, so the only restaurants we stop at when we travel are Gusto and Mos.)We headed straight for the inn without any other special stops, and finallyArrived at the "Ship in the Sky" at about 14:30.

Check-in was at 3:00 p.m., but even at 2:30 p.m. I was able to go inside and check in. The lobby overlooks the ocean and is very beautiful. It is November now, so the pool was too cold to go in due to the climate, but it would be nice if this was in the summer.

Nevertheless, it was windless, quiet, and very beautiful. Welcome drink was apple juice for the kids.

Stylish smelling hot tea for adults.(I don't know what kind of tea it is, but w)

I was so thirsty that I drank it all down in an instant, but I should have taken more time to savor it.There was an explanation that a cart would be used to get to the remote rooms....The trip to the hotel is led by a staff member, and I'm told that the hotel staff will drive you if you wish.

My husband didn't hesitate to say, "No, I'll drive myself!" she replied (laughs).

howeverI can't get up the hill at all! I'm pressing down on the gas pedal all the time!"I'm not so sure.(I can't compare it to a Porsche.)After a couple of minutes, we were shown inside to our room, which was more luxurious and very clean than I had imagined. I have stayed in quite a few different hotels and inns, but I thought this was by far the best in terms of view, room size, facilities, and cost-effectiveness.

It looks like a villa.

The maintenance costs of buying a vacation home are ridiculous, but when I think that I can enjoy the feeling of a vacation home by staying at a beautiful inn across the country like this, I think it's great because there are no fixed costs and I don't have to deal with the hassle of managing the place. The view at night is so beautiful.

I didn't take the indoor bath, but it was very spacious and large, and I couldn't fully enjoy it in one night.

The atmosphere of the hotel at night is lovely, and dinner will be served in a trendy restaurant that juts out into the ocean.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is lovely and the food was insanely delicious. As expected, my oldest daughter was a smart eater since she is almost 4 years old, but my youngest daughter ran amok...well, thanks to the thoughtfulness of the staff.

Touring to Aso under cloudy skies.

Well, the next day, we left for Aso. Even though the weather managed to hold out, it was cloudy throughout the day, so I was unable to take any good pictures of the Panamera Turbo. Due to the Kumamoto earthquake last year, many parts of Aso were closed to traffic, and there was still a lot of construction work going on in many places.

But I was able to drive on the road more normally than I thought I would.I wonder if the tourists are slowly starting to return.

My husband took over driving from me around Milk Road in Aso, but as soon as he took over, the number of cars started to increase for some reason, and we continued to drive at a slow pace until we reached Daikanbong (-_-).

The true nature of the Panamera Turbo was not shown at all....

We finally arrived at Daikanbong, but unfortunately it was overcast. Well, it was a good thing that there was no fog that day and I was able to look around at the view, despite the fact that I was the fog lady. The temperature was about 8 degrees Celsius, which was a little chilly.

So I turned the driving over to my husband for the descent, and somehow the car disappeared, giving us a small glimpse of the power of the Panamera Turbo. As for fuel consumption, we filled up the tank before we went, but by the time we arrived home, the fuel memory was down to 2 more.

The gasoline that holds 90l was down to 18l left, which means that I consumed 72l of gasoline on this trip to Kyushu. The fuel consumption was 9-10/l, so the distance traveled was about 700 km.Since we did not use the ferry, we were happy to minimize the mileage.

It was a good trip despite the chaos with the kids. I would like to drive Panamera Turbo in sunny weather and take pictures with all my might. The weather is too bad everywhere I go.(I'm a rainy, foggy woman, so I don't blame you, W.)