Post written on June 7, 2014
By the time you read this, we'll have just returned from Hokkaido and
our daughter, Tiffany and family will have joined us for a 70th birthday
celebration for Art.
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| 2008 Hokkaido |
We chose Air and Sea Travel even though they specialize more in Chinese tours because we really enjoyed our trip to China with them last year. They are very well organized, use headsets to communicate with tour members so they don't have to shout, and seem to really try to make sure they take care of their group every step of the way.
It's called a 9 day tour, but after taking away travel time, is only about 7 days.
POSTSCRIPT on Monday, June 30th: We just got back safely yesterday from our Hokkaido trip and I've still got posts scheduled for the next several days. I'm not sure if I'll have to take a blog hiatus this time because with our daughter and her family here and our son and Sarah coming in at the end of the week, there is just not enough time to get to the computer. I'll look forward to catching up with all of you once our lives are more settled again. Until then, I'm sending you lots of aloha and sunshine.
enjoy your family time, I will look forward to you trip photos!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing about your trip. Sometimes life gets in the way of blogging. See you soon! :-)
ReplyDeleteYou do get around! Enjoy the family time. Blogging will still be there when you have more time!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your mom will enjoy the trip, mainly because she will be with all of you. Have fun, and save all those pictures for your return.
ReplyDeleteyou have a real reunion-enjoy your family, we'll all be here when you return!
ReplyDeleteI figured you were on a trip. I suppose it was wise to visit Hokkaido in the summer, I hear it can be the coldest spot in Japan.
ReplyDeleteAloha to you too. Welcome home, and have a great visit with your family. We will see and read you again when you have the time. :)
ReplyDeletehave a great visit and i look forward to see all the photos of your trip!
ReplyDeletewelcome home Kay, looking forward to catching up!
ReplyDeleteLook forward to reading about your trip upon your return :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your family, have another great trip and I, too, look forward to reading about it on your return!! I very Happy Birthday to Art!! May he enjoy many more!!
ReplyDeleteKay, Have a great time with your family. I am waiting for photos from Japan.
ReplyDeleteGlad you found your house. I was wondering if you would recognize it....
ReplyDeleteYou sure are busy...but that's good. Where do you get all your energy? :)
ReplyDeleteL...w
I'm running out of energy right now. In fact, I slept all afternoon. I have jet lag in addition to a very energetic energizer bunny granddaughter running around the house.
DeleteMy daughter and her husband returned from Japan on June 26. They spent 1 week in Tokyo and 1 week in Hokkaido. Her husband speaks Japanese fluently, because he lived in Japan for 2 years as a Mormon missionary.
ReplyDeleteI was gong to wish you a good trip but I'll change it to I hope you had a good trip.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Blog Break. Just like being a teacher, enjoy your family time. Your Bloggie students will be here when you return. How exciting to get all the kids at one time!
ReplyDeleteDrumMajor
It's pretty incredible. I don't think we've ALL been together in five years. This is pretty darn special.
DeleteAnd Happy Happy Birthday to Art! For real? I wanna see his driver's license my next trip. I think 70 must be a typo.
ReplyDeleteDrumMajor
Enjoy your time with your family ~ It is very precious!
ReplyDeleteOh, have a wonderful time with your kids! Then tell us all about it later!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have guessed that you went on another trip so soon after you came back from Bangladesh. Good to know that you are now back safely. Do enjoy your family time with your children and granddaughter!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a traveler!
ReplyDeleteI pray to just have half the health of Art when I am 70. (I've only got two years to do it.) Hope your sweet mother had a wonderful time on the trip.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the photos of Hokkaido kkido. My second husband was present when the island was returned to Japan after the war.
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