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Monday, November 10th, 2008Deer Hunting Season in Michigan (really the U.P.) is like a religion. I take part in the ritual with my Dad, Brother, Nephew, cousin and a big group of friends.
I don’t “hunt” per se…since becoming a retired Air Force guy, I can no longer get the hunting license for $2, and I don’t want to [...]
Travel Log: Vancouver Canada
Sunday, July 6th, 2008We returned from a 2 night/3-day trip to Vancouver Canada last night.?? Here is the photo summary:
??Day 1:?? Thursday 3 July
??Get up way too early to catch the early flight.
Arrive and??get some lunch at Tim Horton (Tim bits are doughnut holes…very tasty)
Then we went for a Bike Ride in Stanely Park…
??By the way, our hotel [...]
Travel Log: Back in L.A.
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Hey!?? This is me trying to stay awake!!!?? More tomorrow, my brain is fried tofu at the moment.
Age-y00p!
Japan Travel Log: Day 11…more time travel
Saturday, May 17th, 2008It’s Sunday morning in Japan.?? I will get on a train soon and my flight leaves Japan at 3:00 pm Japan time.
I will arrive in LA at 9:45 on Sunday.?? Yes that is before I left Japan.
Time and space may be illusions, but jet lag sure feels real.
Japan has come along way and I am [...]
Travel Log: Japan Trip Day 5-8 Summary.
Friday, May 16th, 2008Internet connections dried up and I really don’t like txting that much, so here is what happened.
Link to all Pics??on MS Group
Flickr
Day 5
That was in the city of Yakayama(SP?) and we stayed in a business hotel that had an internet computer.??
We took at bus for 1.5 hours to the villiage that is listed as a [...]
Travel Log: Japan Trip Day 5 update
Monday, May 12th, 2008Yesterday we took two trains to get to the city of Hida-Takayama.?? The ride was very scenic through the mountains and next to a river (of course I dont remember the name of the river!).
After arriving in Hida-Takayama…we had lunch and shopped and walked around the tourist area of the city.?? There are pics…but I [...]
Travel Log: Japan Trip Day 4…Hitting the road.
Sunday, May 11th, 2008This morning we are hitting the road for a 3 night trip to see some of Japan on the trains.?? We got a rail pass and we will do some site seeing and end up and a Ryokan Hotel.
Ryokan?? Hotels have traditional food and hot baths and beds.?? The food is generally really good and [...]
Travel Log: Japan Trip Day 3…Beer!
Sunday, May 11th, 2008Beer and meat!?? Wow!!!?? That was a lot of beer and meat…I had to remember to eat some veg to keep up with all this meat…
You can see pics of the whole gang at:
http://groups.msn.com/Cambride/may08triptojapan.msnw?Page=1
You will see Yooper, Yayoi, Yumi, (Mr. Yumi) and Yuka.??
You might think that we discuss deep issues concerning meditation practice and??spirtual awarness…but [...]
Japan Travel Log: Day 3, Looking back at the trip
Saturday, May 10th, 200811 May 0745
I just got up and Yayoi is still sleeping (hmm just like home).?? The Japanese keyboard is a little different, but mostly the same…i just have to look for keys every now and again.
Here are some notes in case you have never done a long international flight:
9 May - 0900 Leave house in [...]
Japan Travel Log: Day 1-2 long wierd day.
Saturday, May 10th, 2008The 12 hour flight was cool…we got a good deal on a biz class upgrade…I watched three cool movies, and had a great seat.
The airport and train ride to Yayoi`s parent`s house was kinda rough…as we were pretty much ready to sleep and had about 5 hours more stuff in front of us…
??Now, its time [...]