Another night of very little sleep last night. My feet hurt bad last night. Once it finally started raining they started to feel better. Guess I have two weather indicators now.
Drove to KC this afternoon. Stopped at Costco and picked up a few things and then went to Nicole’s house. We booked our flights to Japan and requested our reservations for the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage walk. It takes them three to five days before they can confirm our reservations for the walk. We also booked a hotel room at a hotel right by the airport in Japan for the night we arrive and for our last night in Japan. We aren’t sure what we want to do beside the Kumano Kodo so we will book the rest of the rooms when we decide where we are going to go. We have two more nights before and after the Kumano to find a place to stay.
When we were done we went to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner. Nicole uses chop sticks like a pro. She tried to teach me but I am a slow learner sometimes. The waitress brought me chopsticks that had training wheels on them and a fork. I mainly used the fork. Thinking I will need to pack and take some forks with me to Japan. Good news is we both enjoyed the food. The attorney I used to set up my new trust was having dinner with his family at a table near by. They were celebrating someone’s birthday.
We are both so excited to be going to Japan. We both commented how small the world can be if we remember to go places. Not sure either one of us is looking forward to the almost 12 hour flight plus the connecting flights but we can do it. We did upgrade to business class for the long flight there so we won’t be packed in like a sardine for that long. We leave KC at 6:00 am and arrive in Japan at 3:00 pm the following day. We have over a three-hour lay over in San Francisco flying out. We weren’t able to choose our seats for the long return flight. Hoping when we get to the airport in Japan we can do that before we leave for our time in Japan and won’t have to just take what is left when we check in to come home.
I took clothes so I could stay over night in KC tonight in case the storms moved in as predicted. Thankfully the storm system must have slowed down as I was able to drive home tonight without running into bad weather. The sunset was absolutely beautiful tonight. I had trouble remembering I was driving and not supposed to be staring at the sunset. It is always good to sleep in my own bed if sleep decides to find me tonight.
Just a little over a month before I leave for Japan. Time to get my ass in gear and start walking.
August is shaping up to be an epic month with the trip to Japan and the solar eclipse trip on my birthday. I love adventures and both are going to be epic!
Home sweet home. Plans are being made. Adventures are forthcoming. All is well on the prairie tonight!