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stones throw of the land often. The route ran amid green islands thru narrow passages + wide expanses of water villages could be seen on some islands + cultivated crops in places. Some of the islets were lay off in square fields to their peaked summits but many were covered by bushes, grass & pine trees. No seabirds were seen. At the port of Kobe were many brown kites hawking about the harbour like gulls & in habits like the Egyptian Kites of Africa. This is the only bird of prey I have seen here. The first part of the trip [[strikethrough]]went[[/strikethrough]] out of Kobe was amid many sanpans with their fore & aft sails braced by bamboo pales. Many were loaded & sailing for