First thing I’d like to do is appologise for the long delay in writings here… I know a few people have been keen to see an update, and I promised one some time ago now.
So here are two.
The first is rather straight forward, this log entry, and some touristy photo’s, No art in this one, see the next one.
Right now, I’m travelling on a Ltd Express towards Sapporo, after just a short time ago, dissembarking the train that travels from Aomori to Hakkodate. I would really have liked to spend more time in both places, but even at this rate, I’m unlikely to get to Sapporo before 3PM. (currently 1:30pm as of writing this).
It’s actually pretty warm in the train, though the outside tells a different story.
The views have been amazing so far in Hokkaido, which stands to reason really… I still find it strange to be able to see the ocean in Japan.
A small change happened in my schedule while I was away. At some point, I said, I need a holiday, and decided that I wouldn’t drive from Nagano to Aomori, but would continue to do the Hokkaido drive (starts day after tomorrow). The holiday part came around because of another passion of mine, which I’ve been long starved of. Skating (Figure skating) has given me a new want in this trip. My new boots came with my friend Anthony and his wife, and since then I’ve now skated in two locations here, all while they wear my feet in.
They also had the Stars on Ice tour here over the weekend, which was the real reason I had to stay in Tokyo, and changing Nagano to a night trip.
I’ve now made it a goal for this trip to skate on a natural ice lake… And if I’m going to do it in Japan, my best bet will be Hokkaido.
The images that follow are from a series of events, and places since the last update, including Hakkone, Nikko, and Nagano, with random captures.
Note the funny looking stuffed toys are actually covers for tissue box’s for the young girls at the Takadanobaba Citizen Centre ice rink. too cute to pass up a photo.
For any Australian figure skaters planning to be competitive… They start super young here, and train painfully hard, it’s easy to see how they do so well technically.
