Monthly Archives: September 2015

Drones have revolutionized institutional film making. Check out where I work. There was only one building when I arrived in Jan 2011. Things move fast in Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLeylXbZDpo

As I have mentioned many times over the last five years or nearly, Japan is a delightful place to live. One thing that builds the edifice of wellbeing is the public holidays. We are in the middle of a 5 … Continue reading →

I cannot contain my happiness. Japan beats South Africa! I am so proud of my semi adopted homeland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V37Ko4pvioA The kids around here play a lot of touch rugby and obviously love it. https://quietripple.wordpress.com/2014/08/19/fiddler-on-the-roof/ Who is next? Did you say … Continue reading →

Well, the wind was not that bad but it blew strong straight onshore for days. This made trying to sail to remote islands er sort of not doable indeed dangerous. The sea outside the reef was big, powerful and heaving, … Continue reading →

James brings me a  holy mermaid. I mount her on the boat. The big project of   James’ visit is to hie it the 40 miles South West, across the wild and wistful ocean, to the mysterious Kerama Islands. Once … Continue reading →

So, it rains. This gives us the opportunity to head North to track down the Okinawan Rail, the rarest bird in the world, like around here. The Japanese name is Yanburu Kuina. We check out tombs. We take along hike … Continue reading →

James is here!  Hooray! We sail. We dive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOuKp7mkUzk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0WcBA_MBQ4 I am on vacation.