Even halfhearted blogs need closure.
What’s happened since the last post?
A few trips: the big ones...
Mitake-san: a low visibility hike with forest crabs and rare Japanese solitude.
5 action packed days in S. Thailand. Gorgeous place, can understand why everyone loves it there.
8 days in West Japan and Shikoku. A road trip with lots of udon, bright green leaves, and gorgeous coastline.
Hong Kong and Macau . Kauai.
Vegetable garden year 2: I created a new species, a hybrid of lettuce and tree. Onion flowers.
My Japanese skills went way up, especially reading kanji. Took the 2kyu exam last week and I think I just passed.
My surf spot has shifted about 2km’s north, luckily I acquired a bike attached surfboard carrier. Lots of fun swell, but nothing too epic.
Cooking: Japanese food skills: curries, gyoza, omelette rice, miso soups, fish, udon, and more
And I will be home August 5th
