Monthly Archives: July 2009

A random kayak picture

July 20, 2009 – 5:38 pm

I kayak almost every Friday morning before school with the university canoe/kayak club. Here is a picture that was taken in April.  Mount Fuji is actually in the background but you can’t see it.  Oh well… As you can see, I’m in a river kayak.  To be honest, I don’t really like river kayaks.  I [...]

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July 20th – Ocean Day! Hooray!

July 20, 2009 – 5:35 pm

A little bit better than yesterday, but not much better.  I debated going to Katahama because of the slight wind.  Some of the weekday locals were also thinking that too.  A few phone calls were made and we decided to stay. As the tide changed, the waves got better…much better actually. Here are a few [...]

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July 19th

July 20, 2009 – 5:27 pm

Not exactly a good day for surfing… I think that I can count with my fingers how many waves I caught today… When I was in the parking lot talking, I noticed these two ducks in a large puddle in the middle of the parking lot. As you can see, they didn’t like having their [...]

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July 18th – a familiar sight

July 19, 2009 – 5:03 pm
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July 17th

July 19, 2009 – 5:00 pm

Not a good day for surfing – heavy rain with a bit of thunder and lightning mixed in.  Apparently, it was good for fishing though… It’s a little bit blurry because of the rain, but all of the spots on the horizon are fishing boats!!

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July 16th

July 19, 2009 – 4:52 pm

Another beautiful morning at the beach.

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July 15th

July 19, 2009 – 4:49 pm

Not great but at least it was better than last week.

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July 8th

July 19, 2009 – 4:47 pm

These pictures were taken from the driver’s seat (obviously) Didn’t get much better…did some paddling practice around the tetra-pods.

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Happy Canada Day…in Japan

July 19, 2009 – 4:41 pm

Another peaceful (ie. flat) day at Yoshida… Click on the picture above to see Mr. Y demonstrate the longboard toss?!?

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June 25th

July 19, 2009 – 4:32 pm

At least it wasn’t raining! Here’s Mr. S. showing how it should be done!

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