So, a much vaunted typhoon pays a call. It blustered and rained a lot but not a real typhoon. Typhoons ain’t what they used to be.

However we were told to stay inside, which resulted in 3 days of non activity. The Finnish language has a verb that means to stay at home alone drinking in your underpants.

Anyway, after a while I head off looking for birds. They come onshore to shelter from the wind.

I have the ceramic crown cemented onto my inserts. The process has taken over a year because I have not been in Okinawa enough. Anyway, my thanks to Kinjo sensei and nurse Erica for their great work and bubbling humor.

We have a Japanese white wine tasting evening – great fun. First time I have drunk Japanese wine.

Ginowan city sends me a booklet of Hello Kitty vouchers worth 5000 yen. You can exchange the vouchers for anything you want in shops in Ginowan.