Our morning began with a boat ride on the Hozu River in Arashiyama, heading toward a small Buddhist temple perched on the hillside above the water. We had actually seen it from a distance a couple of days earlier, and now we were going to visit. The boat was propelled by a man standing at […]
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Japan, Full Day 7: Boats, Beautiful Wood, Geishas, and 10,000 Rotten Eggs
Hakone Day 2 – November 6, 2026 There are days when Japan seems determined to show you just how many completely different experiences it can squeeze into a single itinerary. Today we had a boat ride across a volcanic lake, an introduction to exquisite traditional woodworking, a lunch that required cooking our own food, an […]
Oh, He’s Full.
Herbert had a habit that occasionally startled guests. People would be over. We would be talking. Everyone would be having a perfectly nice time. And then, at some point, Herbert would simply be done. Not with the friendship. Not with the evening. Not because someone had said something wrong. He was just done talking. So […]
Week 3 Begins! A Trip to Bodega Bay, Swimming with Iron Mel, Playlist, $250 Donation!
Week 3 is here! Here is my schedule at a glance…and then a bit about what I’ve done so far! 🙂 THE WEEK AHEAD MONDAY – Off day. TUESDAY – Swim 60’ (total 1850) & Strength 40’ WEDNESDAY – Bike 60′ & Run 20′ THURSDAY – Strength 40’ (Turkey Day: gobble, gobble!) FRIDAY – Swim […]
Down and Down
Today is a “Down Day” on the triathlon schedule. And it’s a down day for me, too. Last night H “sat me down” (after I was complaining how exhausted I was – went to bed in the very early evening in fact), and said that he had been “thinking about it” and this “Ironman thing” […]