I’m on the first leg of my long trip back to Tokushima–Nagasaki to Fukuoka/Hakata–and we’re passing the Shimabara Peninsula and Unzen. The weather’s beautiful and we have an amazing view of the entire volcano and the magnificent gradual slope its flanks make to the water below. I’m also listening to the lush and beautiful strings-only tracks “Passacaglia” and “The Shape Of Things To Come” from the Battlestar Galactica soundtrack, which fit the view perfectly. This is truly a sublime moment.