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As usual, the announcement that the Rainy Season was over, turned out to be premature. It has rained nearly all week. This has left lots of time for one of my favorite activities, going for delicious Japanese lunches with beautiful … Continue reading →

A nice man comes to my door carrying a parcel. It is from my brother Alan in England. It is wrapped in brown paper. I do not know if other people have an association between parcels and brown paper, but … Continue reading →

We have lunch at the delightful Tou Cafe and Gallery https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Restaurant/Tou-cafe-and-gallery-151656035370230/ After the meal we chat a bit by the cars. Short chat as it has been and still is very hot with high humility. I vaguely remember placing my … Continue reading →

The Government has announced that the Rainy Season is now over, so everything is OK. I am slightly unconvinced but celebrate by covering the cockpit lockers with a new layer of non slip stuff. On Saturday we go sailing. It … Continue reading →

I will need a car so I contact Naoko, who rings in the evening of the accident to tell me that she has fixed for a car to arrive at OIST at 10:00 the next morning, Sunday. She is super … Continue reading →

Driving slowly down the expressway because the rain is lashing down, I find myself musing on a car crash I had in California 5 years ago. https://thequietripple.com/2015/02/11/off-roading/ The next thing I know a car overtaking me skids and swerves broadside … Continue reading →

I saw a strange thing this morning; kids going to school. Okinawa is pretty much back to normal, no state of emergency, no new cases. I rather miss the lockdown, doing very little with no guilt. One thing I did … Continue reading →

As you can see from the great excitement generated by the title, I have not been doing much. This I have been enjoying as I find I am naturally lazy and very good at amusing myself. However the state of … Continue reading →

So, about 2 weeks of, sort of, lock down. I find I quite like it. It is the best excuse to do nothing at all without guilt. The Onna Village Office send me a package containing masks and cute separation … Continue reading →

I give esoteric names to my posts, which is stupid, as it is very difficult to find former posts. I am sure that I wrote about water gathering under the cabin floor and a nifty scheme to pump it out … Continue reading →