Monday, November 24, 2008

Kujukushima Kokusai Spirit Trip.

Another rousing success for Sandy's international group.

Trip preparation requires socks of an enormous magnitude and capability.
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A full busload of participants.
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Rochelle fails to grasp the essence of UNO.
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Beer in the AM, perfectly acceptable. God bless Japan.
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Our cruising vessel for the Kujukushima [99 islands] boat tour.
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We had a group of Nepalese students come with our group, which was really cool.
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Fellow reprobate/former Marine does weird things with the camera. It's best not to ask.
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Hark! [The Michael Morikawa Memorial Pose.]
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Scenery...
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It's lunchtime.
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Blame the wife.
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You never forget. [Upper arm at 90, lower arm at 45, fingertips to the brim...]
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Sandy was clearly a saucy 1940s pinup model in a previous life.
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When debarking, it's important to maintain a serious demeanor.
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Our group for the day, minus me on the camera.
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Lunch, with mini-sasebo burgers...
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...which paled in comparison to the one I brought home.
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And finally, remember, when using the bathroom in Japan, never drop or leave your baby behind.
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2 comments:

  1. Memorial pose? I must have missed the notice that I died.

    Also, I wonder if saluting properly counts as muscle memory. And would still bolt up ramrod-straight if someone suddenly yelled ATTEN-HUT?

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  2. Yeah, that muscle memory is still there when I want to call it up...

    "Atten-hut" will only get you a sly look of mocking derision.

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