We registered for the conference and had an afternoon free so we ventured ouy into Kobe for a short jaunt. Kaety found a shrine on the map that wasn’t far from the train station – so we had our chance to conquer the scary kiosks that had thwarted us the night before. Thankfully colors andContinue reading “Adventures in Kyoto”
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Breakfast over Kobe
We sat and drank coffee and experienced a Japanese Buffett for breakfast and watched the activity in the Port of Kobe. Wow to all of it! Both of us feel more human this morning than anticipated. We are heading down to register for the conference next. It’s been fun finding the Oceans scientists in theContinue reading “Breakfast over Kobe”
Arrived!
My bio-clock had me at about 2 am in Osaka and I was having to navigate a bus, a ferry, another bus, and finally a wall of train ticket kiosks. We just stared at the kiosks and our brains just went into sleep deprived psychosis. I couldn’t manage the train or anymore decisions or ambiguity.Continue reading “Arrived!”
Camels!
We got off the plane in Osaka and wound through the weird voluminous international terminal spaces that seem to belong to every airport. We hit the first choke point which seemed to be all about disease screening. I saw the signs and whipped out my camera. Kaety was giving me warnings not to take photosContinue reading “Camels!”
“Don’t Guess on the immigration form!”
By Kaety We have made it to Osaka Japan. It was long, my knees ache, but I did get hours of interrupted reading, which is rare for me. Mark took charge of the customs paperwork. He decided guessing on the name of the hotel we are staying at and not providing the address would beContinue reading ““Don’t Guess on the immigration form!””
Japan: Sterotypes
Kaety and I are heading to Portland tomorrow and then on to Japan to the Marine Technology/Oceans Conference in Kobe. We are jazzed! We’ve never been to Japan and I’m excited to dive into a completely different culture. I’ve been reading the Fodors Guide to Japan all month and as I flipped through the bibleContinue reading “Japan: Sterotypes”
Dance party
We’d finished a spiritual dinner of razor clams – the music was on and the dancing began. Every time we’d do a spin the boys would try to jet through in their overly burdened cozy coop. It was a beautiful evening. Everyone was happy and soon the adult dancing turned into a crazy dance partyContinue reading “Dance party”
How to Use a toilet
Everyday we walk past the boy’s bathroom and recoil from either the sight the smells, or both. We clean it everyday and within 12 hours it returns to the state of a campground pit toilet after a long summer weekend. It’s horrific and today I decided something must be done. I announced that everyone usingContinue reading “How to Use a toilet”
Mothers day at the Thyme Garden
Despite the 12.97 year-old being deep down the teen funk well we headed out to the Thyme Garden in Alsea for an early Mother’s Day celebration. It was a gorgeous day! Kaety picked out plants for tomorrow’s gardening extravaganza. We’ve been there many times and have never spotted the moss covered truck in the woods.Continue reading “Mothers day at the Thyme Garden”
A well-fed snail
Kaety found a snail in her weeding frenzy. We were all outside working in the yard to celebrate mothers day. Some serious yard kicking butt was planned but she paused to place the snail on the fence rail for the boys to examine. They were totally fascinated and a bit intimidated as the antenna came outContinue reading “A well-fed snail”