Sea Monkeys!

Beppu City – September 19th

Headed for Beppu that same night. You could see the reminence of paint chips along the road barriers from the bruised and battered cars foolishly driving at high speeds as we winded up and down the mountains through the fog. Arrived late that night and experienced major issues finding a proper hotel for the night since Monday was a holiday. Mental Note: Reservations are key during public holidays.

The next day we went to the Umitamago Aquarium. Stroked the stingrays, picked up the sharks, fell in love with the sea otters and watched a walrus perform tricks for the Japanese tourists. Later went to the Macaque Sanctuary, which is home to over 1,200 monkeys! When one of them got into a brawl over food he ran straight for my legs and dodged around them. He screamed. I screamed. So would you if you saw “28 Days Later”! He could have been infected with rage, dammit!