We are two drifters...off to SEA the world...

Moon River, wider than a mile, I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker, wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end-- waiting 'round the bend...
My huckleberry friend, Moon River and me.

The MOL Precision here (captured real time from satellite) is carrying the container with all of our belongings in it! Thanks for all your help, Rich... again!(Rich has moved us around the globe now... from Seattle to Tokyo, and from Tokyo to London!) ... Cheeky says hi to Moosey...

Muraoka's Lovely Girls

A night on the town with Stephen's collegue, Muraoka-san's daughters. Ai and Aya. At the Quality Bar in Mizo for drinks and darts. And then -- of course-- ending the night with Karaoke!


 

Taking a Winston...

Affects of the hot and humid days of summer in Tokyo...


my pooky takes a nap with moosey.
 

The Red Light District

In Shinjuku--Kabukicho (or Piss Alley) -- adverts for male "hostess" clubs...


Streams of screaming neon, high pitched shrieking sounds; people, people everywhere - silent and robotic. There's no room, there's no escape - earthquakes yet skyscrapers, it's hot, it's humid, it's calm, it's still for this is Shinjuku - a business and shopping district in the west of Tokyo and the ultimate, overwhelming experience. 

Park Hyatt in Shinjuku

We went to the New York Bar and Grill -- 52F of the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku. Absolutely stunning views! Especially when the sun went down and all the lights on the buildings came on.







Here we are with my friend Yuriko. She works at the NY Grill and Bar!


This hotel and bar, were the location for the film- Lost in Translation. Wakarimashita-ka? Iie....

Come on a safari with me....

Visited Master in Fugi'sawa. 30C. Walked down to the beach. Not quite like the surf in western USA...but not too bad. The day we were there, the World Tournament Japan was taking place. Japanese surfing is similar to American surfing. When I surfed, the boards were shorter and also fatter. Here they are longer but have a Fun-Board shape. Western USA coasts this wouldn't be ideal, but for the wave patterns here, a really brilliant design.

Everyone rides bikes in Japan including the surfers! Their bikes are equipped with special racks to hold surfboards while in transit! Beats under the arm carrying as we do in California!


 

hirogohan

When the weather is nice, I pack a hirogohan (lunch), "pick Stephen up from work" (on my bicycle) and we go to a little park behind the KSP for a picnic!