Matsumoto-shi trip
November 2011: We just got back from a trip to Matsumoto-shi. The drive there was uneventful other than it was great! The car performed as advertised and fuel consumption was around 12-13 km/l which makes this one of the cheapest ways to get around with two people and two dogs - not to mention having the best seats in the house.
While we were there we picked apples. Strange trees, but easy to harvest the fruit...
While we were there we picked apples. Strange trees, but easy to harvest the fruit...
Biwa Lake trip
October 2011: This was a marathon run taken in a Toyota Hiace mini-bus with 5 people and 4 labs. The whole bus was laid out with sheets to keep hair off the seats; horrible things that are obviously built for inferior posteriors!
The lake itself is really nice and the air is quite different to what we are used to here on the Shonan coast.
The lake itself is really nice and the air is quite different to what we are used to here on the Shonan coast.