Road Trip

We really wanted to go to the beach last week. It is really hit and miss with getting the right time to go to the beach. To early and the water is on the cool side, to late and there are jellyfish which can give you a really nasty sting. July 16th is "sea day" in Japan, a national holiday to admire the sea, which makes a lot of sense. Even those who live in land locked areas are actually very close to the sea. But being a national holiday means that everybody goes, and it is just no fun spending the day picking your way over bodies to try and get your toes in the water. So we planned to head out last week but it rained, then rained and then rained some more! But we promised the kids a day out. So we headed south, to an area that has more rain than here, if that is possible, to a nice hotel for an all you can eat buffet. Lots of lovely food, roast beef, crab, three different curries, pasta, pizza, and of course ice cream. The hotel is on the top of a mountain and I'm sure the view is lovely but of course it RAINED!!!!