Word: nemuro
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Dates: during 1931-1931
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First a heavy fog. "white darkness," delayed the Lindberghs' take-off from Petropavlovsk for the dangerous 897-mile hop over the Kurile Islands to Nemuro (pop. 5,000) at the northwest extremity of Hokkaido. While the Lindberghs waited, Nemuro made ready for the ceremony which was to herald their arrival. An influx of newshawks, cameramen and inquisitive Japanese left only two hotel rooms vacant in the town. These were reserved for the flyers. Volunteers from the Young Men's Christian Association planned to stay up, all night if need be, till the plane was reported passing Yetorofu Island...
...minutes after the take-off minor motor trouble developed. The plane paused for two hours at Avatcha Bay while Col. Lindbergh made repairs, took off again for Nemuro. This time the plane stayed up for half the distance to Nemuro when a radio message from Anne Lindbergh was picked up by the Ochishi radio station. It said: "Unknown where we are because of fog" and asked what was the best place to come down. "Muroton Bay'' (where Japanese Aviator Seiji Yoshihara recently cached gasoline while trying to fly to the U.S.) was the answer. The Lindberghs looped back...
...evening, spent the rest of the night on a government fox farm whose three guards are the only inhabitants of Shimushiru Island. In the morning the Lindberghs rose at 5 o'clock, finally got the motor going and took off, from the quiet cliff-enclosed harbor, for Nemuro...
...again, first at Eturup Island, where they stayed at a village inn; next day at Lake Annoro, where they spent another night in the plane and where the inhabitants lit fires on the lake shore to frighten away bears. Next day the Lindberghs flew the last 50 miles to Nemuro. From the balcony of the Nibiki Ryokan, where their beds had awaited them for four nights, Col. Lindbergh addressed the cheering populace. "We are glad to be in Nemuro," said...
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