Tag Archives: Okinawa

Anhydrobiotic

Posted on August 24, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

This is a new word I learnt recently. You may wonder why little has been written about Dileas. Well I am pretty handicapped post surgery and certainly unable to turn over and drag her down to the water. However help … Continue reading →

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Minna Jima

Posted on July 20, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

“Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures.” So, I do not have any quarrels, except maybe with the toubib who told me that there was nothing wrong with my knee as I hobbled around for 6 weeks. Forgiveness and redemption. … Continue reading →

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How Many More?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

I wake up on this Tuesday morning and, Lo!  it is the most beautiful day in the history of recorded time. So, how many more days like this will I live through? How many days like this; with gentle offshore … Continue reading →

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Afterwards

Posted on July 10, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

“It’s now the storm is over and we are safe on shore We’ll drink a toast to the Holy Ground and the girls that we adore. We’ll drink strong ale and porter and we’ll make the taproom roar, And when … Continue reading →

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Things I Am Bad At

Posted on June 29, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

One of the many things that I am bad at is sticking letters onto the side of  a boat. I have finally removed the American from Dileas’ flank and now have to stick on the letters that spell Dileas. This … Continue reading →

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007

Posted on May 20, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

Time to get my driving licence renewed. A licence here only has a lifespan of 2 years. They are called hamster licences. My original getting of a license was much facilitated by Rei san who showed me what to do. … Continue reading →

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Stirrings

Posted on April 29, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

The island is definitely stirring. Summer is coming and with that loads of tourists. In fact this is the start of Golden Week when Japan takes off. The hotels are sprucing themselves up.  One near me has anchored two of … Continue reading →

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Sowing Tares

Posted on March 9, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

I cannot adjust to the growing cycle in Okinawa. Now is harvest time for stuff like potatoes and cabbage, also for sugar cane. There seems to be two ways of harvesting sugar cane, the easy way and the hard way. … Continue reading →

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Crimea River

Posted on March 4, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

Monday started well when at 5:11 in the morning an earthquake er blew, arrived, happened, earthquaked about 100 km Northwest of my bed, in which I was sleeping at the time.  The quake was 6.7 on the Burt Richter scale. … Continue reading →

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Think I’ll Pack it in and Buy a Pick-up part 2

Posted on February 25, 2014 by spikekalashnikov

Pack it in, er no but buy  a pick-up, hell yeah!  Well actually I might have to pack it in as a result of buying a pick-up. To launch my boat I have to tow it on  a trailer to … Continue reading →

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