Day Ten
May 21, 2010
Today after the lecture we went to the National Diet of Japan. It was interesting to see the place where Japaneses law takes place. We got to go to the chambers of the lower house the House of Representatives. AFter words we came back and took a break. People did Journals and what not. That night we went out with Ryouhey to get tempura.
Ups and downs
May 18, 2010
Its been a while since we wrote 26 days in fact. Since we last wrote we have seen many of animals black bear moose elk mule eared deer white tailed deer mountain goats big horned sheep and osprey found work at KOA Kampgrounds of America biked thats not that surprising I know broken and fixed Chad the Van and meet some awesome people who bought the first van we looked at in Vancouve
Sydney NSW Australia 18510
May 18, 2010
Just a quick one as I’ve got a couple of mins before my internet time runs out.We’ve been in Sydney for a couple of days won the pub quiz last night which netted us 2 pints each for free plus the eternal glory that victory brings. Today we went to the aquarium and saw platypuses platypi and dugongs a type of manatee as well as a large selection of sharks and other underthesea type stuffO
England in the spring
May 18, 2010
Hi everyoneWell I’m sitting in Heathrow airport with a ticket for JFK and the flight is delayed afew hours because of a cloud of ash. I have had a great time back in the UK seeing the kids and celebrating the engagement of Fay and Stuart. Things have gone very well and I’m returning to George Town in the southern Exumas Bahamas to carry on where I left off.Jeremy and Carla have been looking af
Cape Town South Africa Day 1
May 18, 2010
Still on our high from the fantastic safari we looked forward to our stay in Cape Town which is sheltered beneath the very recognizable shape of Table Mountain that we saw at last nightsrsquo sundowner. Few cities in the world offer this beauty and style. Cape Town has three centuries of being the sea link between Europe and the East. The city has elegant Cape Dutch buildings characterized by
Quito Surfin’
May 18, 2010
By MelisseWindsurfing is Alirsquos passion. Well that and goatshelliphellip.and dogs and tegus and painting and wedding cakes and so forth and so onhellip.. Anyway Bodega Bay is close by so when the wind and tide converge to create the right conditions we pack up wetsuits boards sails food and dogs and head for the water. It is inspiring to watch Ali step on her board and take off
The Missing Photos I Hope
May 18, 2010
We’re trying to get these piccies to you all but something keeps going awry. Let’s try again
peru confusion
May 18, 2010
Just a note….the last two blogs are out of order. We tried to post pictures the other day and lost wifi….so put them on today and they had held their old date…..so anyway….we’re finishing off in Peru tonight in Cusco and will be flying off and on for 24 hours with a couple of stops to get to Easter Island.best Mijke
Po for Pollution
May 18, 2010
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. George Bernard ShawNever let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right. Isaac AsimovWhat a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes Georg Christoph LichtenbergPollution Wu1Ran3Polluted Polluting Pollution the plural is the singular’Po each factory must be
PAWS A Soulfull Connection
May 18, 2010
By MelisseThose who have known me since I was a kid may recall my father Wilburrsquos admiration for elephants and that he collected artful elephant models. Whether hand made or storebought this gave us all an easy target gift for him throughout the years. I grew up hearing about how he loved elephants for their loyalty and peacefulness. I wish he were around now to ask him more about why h