Abashiri Adventure, part I

Well, unfortunately, Undokai was postponed due to rain. Actually it wasn’t as unfortunate as one might think. The weather had been crummy for days, and the field was flooded and sloppy. I don’t think anyone would have enjoyed the day had we continued onward with the planned event. Also, Ridge was still recovering from some unknown bug and was not feeling quite up to par. So, my beautiful lunch ended up being our dinner once we reached Abishiri.

Aaron and I had discussed taking a few days and just going somewhere – anywhere. There was to be no school on Monday or Tuesday, so I had already arranged for the time off. The students all had off on Monday and Tuesday due to Undokai. Since Undokai didn’t happen, then, they all had to go to school for three hours on Sunday (and yes, I made Ridge go, being the grinch that I am). So, around mid-afternoon, we loaded in the car and just started driving. About an hour into our drive, we decided on Abashiri, which is to the east of us, about three hours away.

To make a long story short, we had a great time. Unfortunately, I have to cut the story short for tonite, because I’m totally tired and I’m going to be a bit busy for the next several days. I need to continue preparing for my second English Camp (an overnight lock-in at the Komu) and I also need to prepare another bento for Undokai, which is this Saturday. My English camp is scheduled for that same evening, so I think I’m going to have 32 very tired students. However, the next five weekends or so are very busy, so we’ve decided to push forward and go ahead with the scheduled time.

So, I promise I’ll write more about Abashiri as soon as I have time. There’s quite a bit to share, including a spontaneous invitation to join in a barbecue with a group of people we didn’t even know! For now, enjoy a few of the photos I snapped of the kids.