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Young “Chunk” reenacts a dramatic scene from “The Goonies”.

She fell asleep right on the keyboard. More shameless puppyblogging to come…

Up until a few days ago, much of Bolsa Chica was closed off to the public, so when I heard that they had opened it up I went to go check it out. The water under the bridge is murkier because the water is now able to get into and out of the estuary a … Continue reading »

All of these pictures were taken from the road as we traveled around Kyushu. Though the destinations were all great, getting there was half of the fun. These are some of the passing moments that we witnessed on our road trip, complete with commentary. A old horse in Yufuin pulls an endless procession of tourists … Continue reading »

This torii is built on the banks of the lake in the tourist town of Yufuin, Oita-ken. This one and the next torii are in the small coastal city of Usuki, on the same grounds that house the magaibutsu. The forests of bamboo and deciduous trees filters the light into intense beams that pierce the … Continue reading »

The body of Miyamoto Musashi, the greatest swordsman of all times, rests just outside of Kumamoto city in a peaceful park in the town of Musashigaoka. It is a nice place to enjoy the momiji in the fall, and the sakura in the spring. Surprisingly, not too many people visit the park. It’s kind of … Continue reading »

We departed from Huntington Harbor at 1A.M., bound for Catalina Island. The plan was to look for kelp paddies along the way, to go after the mahi mahi that had come up from Mexico along with the warmer waters, but we had just missed the bite by a week. Though we didn’t bag any dorado … Continue reading »

I’m not one to regularly write posts about my pets, but I’ll make an exception because our shih tzus just had puppies. The ultrasound predicted 5 of the little guys, but we ended up with 5 females and 2 males. Here’s little “Killer” being born. He is clearly the most vocal of the group. Molly … Continue reading »

I don’t know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind … Continue reading »

Mexican food is not very popular in Japan, so I was surprised to find a taco truck (a broken down k-jidosha) while walking around the quaint town of Yufuin, Oita. My father orders a taco from the old lady, and finds out that she learned how to make tacos in Mexico. Tacos don’t get much … Continue reading »