@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialToday I got up close and personal with the world famous Heart Rock of #Kouri Island. I looked up 'human heart' on Google Images first so I knew what to look out for.
Disappointed- not like a 4-chambered pump at all!
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialA huge field of leaks, a budget-friendly bus shelter, a reality-defying roadside cafe- #Kouri Island has something for everyone.
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialWalking the #Kouri Island coast road.
(No, I didn't believe it was an ice cream van either).
Now I'm looking at it instead of being in it, I can see why they call it a tower. It's almost tower-like. (the tower, not the van).
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialAgain at the #Kouri Island museum tower (No, I was NOT tempted to suffer another visit to the actual museum).
I did get to ring the bell though (as everyone else was doing it).
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialI'm back at the seashell museum on #Kouri Island. This place makes Antarctica look crowded. (At least I won't catch any local infections).
Making coffee here is a teamwork exercise. (That's dedication).
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.social'Save the trees': That's the philosophy that led an innovative architect to build a museum around a tree instead of first cutting it down.
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialToday I dared to enter #Kouri #ShellMuseum.
I never in my life envisaged ever visiting a museum where ALL the billions of exhibits are sea shells (or a souvenir shop that sells only pumpkin flavored noventies).
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialTo be honest, I haven't yet made it all the way to #Kouri Island.
What is true- I am definitely no longer on #Yagaji Island.
I am in noman's land (if such places exist on super-long bridges).
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@brianbrachiopod.bsky.socialToday I decided that there really, honestly, is nothing more to possibly see on #Yagaji Island, so I am now back on #Kouri Island (which is marginally larger).
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