After having a good time at the beach yesterday, I was determined to go again today. The wave forecast showed that the conditions would be similar, if not even a little bit better than yesterday. The waves were small but certainly good enough for me. The weather was also good – sunny with a few […]
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands
On the way back from getting our van serviced, we stopped by this park in Hakone. We have been there several times in the fall, but we have never been there during the spring or summer. We weren’t disappointed – there was a variety of wild flowers to be seen.
Yoshida – Take two (July 16)
Since it was almost two weeks since my last session, I was looking forward to getting back into the water. The wave forecast wasn’t so promising, but it was fun to catch a few waves. Here are a few snapshots: It was a Wednesday morning. Not too people were there because the waves were small […]
Random fireworks
Last Monday night, there was some sort of fireworks show. We don’t know who or why it was held. It was kind of pathetic actually. They launched one every two minutes or so. Here are a couple of grainy pictures taken from the walkway in front of our front door.
Konouzan-Toshogu Shrine
Since it was a nice day and we didn’t want to spend much money, we decided to go cycling today. We had brunch at nice little bakery / cafe and then cycled out to Konouzan-Toshogu Shrine. It is located on a small mountain / hill overlooking the ocean. There is a very long winding staircase […]
June 30 – hello Yoshida!
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 […]
June 25th surf session
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 […]
June 18 – Lucky number seven?!
Although the wave forecast wasn’t particularly promising, I was hoping that this week’s session would be better than the last several outings. This was my 7th morning of surfing at Kashima (seventh consecutive Wednesday to be precise), so I was hoping that it would be a lucky day…
June 11th – Beach season is coming.
After an exciting but unrewarding morning of surfing the remnants of Typhoon #5 last week, I was looking forward to a regular day at the surf office. As to be expected of rainy season, it was cloudy and drizzly. When I arrived at the beach, here is what I saw…
Take me home, cycling road
It was a beautiful day today so I finally got around to fixing the flat tire on my mountain bike. After my morning class, I decided to check out more of the cycling road along the ocean during my 3-hour lunch break. It was about 11 am, so I didn’t expect much activity, but I […]
