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New home point?

After a brief stop at Ohama beach, we decided to continue along the coast. We drove about 40 kilometers to the nearest surf point (that we know of)… Shizunami Beach – we had heard of this beach, but had never been there before.  The wave forecast predicted tiny or no waves, so I didn’t even […]

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Our local beach – Ohama

As you probably know, Shizuoka city is on the ocean.  Although our apartment is centrally located, (less than a 10 minute walk to the main train station), we are also close to the beach.  The closest beach to our home is Ohama beach.  It is about 3 km away – certainly a reasonable cycling distance.  […]

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April 12th.

Last night I was quite tired and didn’t feel too motivated to make the long drive to the beach.  Although classes don’t start until next week, I was tired after spending all day making handouts for the first week of classes.  The weather report predicted overcast weather and a 30% chance of rain and on […]