‘2021-05-08T08:32:53+09:00’
title: 'optimization of steps'
location: 'geo:37.65001,138.93668;u=3.7900924682617188'
Just for the record, I am choosing not to walk about 60 m the wrong direction including across a busy Street so I can head toward my destination tonight and stop at a convenience store about 31 minutes away according to Google maps which will be about an hour at my pace.
That is to say, there’s a convenience store about 60 m wrong direction from which way I want to go so I’m not going to go there. I will instead walk 2.4 km the correct direction so as to not waste steps.
‘2021-05-08T08:39:19+09:00’
title: 'François on Yahiko Line'
location: 'geo:37.65101,138.93734;u=3.7900924682617188'
François on tracks with only one line. Yahiko Line
‘2021-05-08T08:54:51+09:00’
title: 'numbers on deicing label things'
location: 'geo:37.65398,138.93914;u=9.363497734069824'
I still haven’t figured out what these labels represent pointing to the deicing number things. The numbers seem to be within the set 65, 85, 100, now 110.
‘2021-05-08T09:08:38+09:00’
title: 'long greenhouse windows'
location: 'geo:37.65771,138.94439;u=4.0750885009765625'
Wow. They’ve got this crank that will unroll and looks like simultaneously come down the pole to close the plastic window along a 50 m length of greenhouse.
‘2021-05-08T09:16:45+09:00’
title: 'junk near farm'
location: 'geo:37.65752,138.94545;u=32.76599884033203'
Found some junk right next to a farm
‘2021-05-08T09:23:57+09:00’
title: 'crossing Nakanokuchi River'
location: 'geo:37.65769,138.94521;u=142.5'
Crossing Nakanokuchi River
‘2021-05-08T09:42:56+09:00’
title: 'a few pics before breakfast'
location: 'geo:37.66242,138.94711;u=59.58700180053711'
There’s something familiar about this picture
Neat to see this new number (50)
And right next to it a new manhole cover with three birds flying
And a little bit ago I noticed that each of these tiles were tied with wire down onto something, I assume bamboo.
‘2021-05-08T10:17:12+09:00’
title: 'confusing guy wires'
location: 'geo:37.66971,138.95139;u=110'
Confusing guy wires… why do they have two wires on the bottom one of which is unused?
‘2021-05-08T10:36:02+09:00’
title: 'skeleton of a skate ramp'
location: 'geo:37.67539,138.95309;u=3.7900924682617188'
Skate ramp frame
‘2021-05-08T10:42:07+09:00’
title: 'I may have found Jurassic Park'
location: 'geo:37.67549,138.95337;u=19.427000045776367'
Welcome to Jurassic Park
‘2021-05-08T11:14:22+09:00’
title: 'François and a big dam screw'
location: 'geo:37.68077,138.95997;u=32.0989990234375'
François found a big dam screw
‘2021-05-08T15:38:47+09:00’
title: 'interesting pool thing'
location: 'geo:37.75385,139.00787;u=4.323200225830078'
What is this?
From the side
‘2021-05-08T18:49:13+09:00’
title: 'Great time with Daisuke and Hiroe at Googoo'
location: 'geo:37.76135,139.0144;u=20.100000381469727'
Googoo is the sound of an empty stomach and of deep sleep. So what better name to use for a restaurant and guest house?
Located just two minutes apart by foot, Googoo Restaurant and Googoo Guest House are a delicious and clean combo for Italian food and place to sleep off the meal and ample drinks.
Daisuke and Hiroe are also backpackers, heading for months long adventures in different places around the world. We have some overlap in South America and Rapa Nui.
While writing this entry, I got another full glass of umeshu. And they have ice cream… Yikes stripes! Will I wake up in time tomorrow?
20:20
Oh my goodness, they picked up my tab at the restaurant. So generous!
Daisuke had said 遊び来てね！ and that 遊び is what made me think it would be worth it to take my tired butt over there. So worth it indeed! We had great conversations about travel and he asked world-traveler type questions, including “what prompted you to stay in Japan?”
Really super best of alll the places I have stayed. Apa was 3700 cheap and impersonal. Googoo was just 5000 yen and included dinner and hours of great friendly conversation!