Its a slow day in Hiroshima

Well we awoke to find that the predicted weather forecast was correct and it was grey and raining and not what we wanted really.

Very wet and grey

There is a trip to the Island of Miyajima where there is  famous photo location  see below, that can be taken and you reach the Island by fast speed boat in 25 minutes although car is also available but takes almost two hours.(Itsukushima, also known as Miyajima, is a small island in Hiroshima Bay, western Japan. It is known for its forests and ancient temples. Just offshore, the giant, orange Great Torii Gate is partially submerged at high tide. It marks the entrance to the Itsukushima Shrine, which was first built in the 12th century. Nearby, the Museum of History and Folklore has cultural artifacts in a 19th-century merchant's home). However to spend all that cash to see a scene which you cannot photograph and so I have downloaded one from the web so you can see what its all about.
So what to do for the rest of the day. Our prime reason for being in Hiroshima is so that we can catch the ferry from here to the Island of Matsuyama which takes you via several islands back to the mainland in a place called Kurashiki where we plan to spend two nights for sightseeing in this very old town. We did consider visiting the Hiroshima War Museum where you have the rood of the old church which survived the atomic bomb in the second world war but we have seen that. There was also  the chance to visit Nara which is also nice but in the rain, Nah, I don't think so.

Much better in the sun than rain and low clouds

So after a bit of paperwork as we had noticed that since we booked the Hotels in this area over two months ago the price has fallen through the floor and so we have cancelled two hotel and used others and hopefully save some cash unless the prices on the Hotels. Com website was wrong, we shall. So late in the morning we ventured out down to the port to see if we could purchase in advance the tickets for tomorrows ferry but unfortunately the ticket clerk could not understand a single word of English and so after a while it became apparent that you don't buy a ticket in advance and just turn up and hope you get on board but by looking at the queue for the 11.20 ferry today there was about half a dozen cars and one lorry and so we shall get down there early to bag a space on the boat. To obtain the price he was asking what length is the car, which I don't know, so said Toyota Corolla, Hi he said and that was fine, lets see what happens tomorrow morning.
The off to a supermarket we had found on Google to buy some stuff for lunch, dinner and breakfast tomorrow morning. After last nights fun and games we decided to play safe and bought some sandwiches for lunch and a salad and Sushi for dinner plus some stuff for breakfast. The breakfast buffet is fine if you can eat all of the stuff available but I cant trust the scrambled egg or sausage etc just in case and so restricted to toast and jam and a banana which I normally bring, But spend £ 15.00 for two bits of toast and jam and tea is rather stupid.
We ate our sandwiches near the War Museum and it was still raining and so made the decision to enjoy a quiet rest of the day in the Hotel and read books, watch videos etc and get ready for tomorrows next stage journey.