August 2008
3 posts
Fuji-san!!!
Back from Fuji! What a beast that was. It was not snowy like in this photo, but it was just as high. My friend Lauren convinced me to leave the comfort of my tropical island to see what the mainland had to offer. I had in my mind the idea that it would just be a few hours of hiking and snapping pictures. It was quite a bit more involved than that. We left the hotel at 2 am to get to the...
"The fastest I ever swam" or "How not to become...
It was a bad plan from the start. We were too casual. We didn’t have a buddy system. Looking back it was just a badly executed dive. We went snorkeling today. Correction, I went snorkeling, John, Cortney and Dick went scuba diving. There is a big difference. Scuba divers sink to the bottom of the basin to check out the the intricacies of the underwater netherworld. Snorklers flail about...
Pandora's Box
Hello, loved ones. I sure miss you all. I wish that you were here to experience this crazy country with me. Man these Japanese are funny. The children on this island run around from about age 4 without trace of an adult. They hold hands and run across the street in a row. They all wear uniforms - black skirts/shorts, white shirts, shiny red backpacks. The smart ones go to school on Saturdays...
