Slinking Through Sand to See Smooth Shapes

After a very poor night of sleep (something I am sad about, as the beds we had were very comfortable), we packed up and headed to our Antelope Canyon tours. Our first tour of the day was through the Lower Antelope Canyon. Wandering through the canyons was really cool (both temperature and in admiring the

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Being One With the Stars

Our third day started much more quietly, with the chill from the Star Party at the visitor center fresh on our mind. Today was our half-day at the Grand Canyon, where we took a much easier hike on the South Kaibab Trail to Ooh Ahh Point.

Take It Easy

Well, today certainly has been an adventure. We got up bright and early at 6 (too bright, and too early…) to get ready to head out to the South Rim. Our big hike of the day is on the Bright Angel Trail, and to the 3-Mile Resthouse. We took the relatively quick drive out to

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A Dam Fine Time for a Trip

After a forced travel hiatus, it’s time to see the world again, but, a bit more local than our usual trips on here. We’ve set out on a good ol’ summer road trip, on a tour of some our National Parks. We’ll be trekking from the Grand Canyon to Antelope Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, and

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Homecoming

With this post, we bring a wonderful trip to a close. Our last day was a decidedly rainy one. We had a breakfast buffet at our onsen for our last day. So many tasty things, and so little time, as we had a deadline for leaving to make our train. And I had to have

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The light at the end of the tunnel

What is time? Does day and night really matter? We started this trip messing up our body clocks and we shall end the trip this way. For the last major sight to see on the trip, we are in Toyama Bay and here to see the firefly squid. We had a boat tour that would

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Undercover

It was hard…really hard to wake up today. I am convinced I sleep best on futon, and think I need to get this for home, it’s just so comfortable! After dragging myself out of bed, the group went downstairs for our last japanese-styled breakfast, and as usual, it did not disappoint.

In the Village

We started our morning immediately dealing with hopping on the train to Takayama. This was by far the most scenic train trip I’ve taken (in the very limited amount of trains I have taken in my life).

Quiet calm

For our last day in Nagoya, we took a day trip out to Tsu. This was a bit of nostalgia for one of my friends, as she lived and worked here for a couple of years.

Some days you just have to chew your way through

Today turned out to be not much other than wandering around and eating, so let’s dig in. Breakfast for most of the group was onigiri, and various bao. I found out that there was a curry cheese bao, and promptly had to have that.