Until September, I will not be going to Shizunami. Why? During official beach season (July and August), parking is not free - it is 1,000 yen ($10) per day. Since I am frugal (ie. cheapskate), I will be going to another point - Yoshida. It’s not near as big or as nice, but it will do. The tetrapods are an eyesore, but they help make some surfable waves. Unfortunately, the surfers tend to clump together. Here are a couple of pictures from this morning’s session. (Yes, it’s a Monday and I am working today - my first class is at 10:40 so I have enough time to get a quick session in before work. 
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The top picture was taken at around 6:30 and the bottom picture was taken at around 8:00. If you are wondering why the second picture is blurry, it is because it was raining cats and dogs!
Looking forward to the next session on Wednesday!
Like a regular Wednesday morning, I got up at around 5:30 am and tried to leave the house quickly. I knew that it was going to be a good day when I noticed that I could see Mt. Fuji. I haven’t seen it for quite some time, so I quickly took this photo.
I knew that the waves probably wouldn’t be very good, but at least it wasn’t raining!
When I arrived at the beach at 6:30, I saw 8 people surfing, 1 surfer carrying a surfboard and 1 smoker / wave watcher. It was a pretty typical weekday at Kashima.
The waves were not amazing, but at least they were surfable - a refreshing change from the past few sessions.
If you look closely, actually not that closely, you can see quite a few fishing boats. I don’t know if it was my imagination or not, but I swear I could smell diesel fumes!
I forgot to mention it in my post about June 18th so I will mention it now. Last week we saw a solitary jellyfish. One jellyfish isn’t much to worry about but I certainly don’t want to experience my first jellyfish sting. When it happens, I’m sure I will be posting of a badly swollen arm or leg!
Here’s a picture showing the lack of progress on the beach houses at Shizunami.
