2016 Was Okay

Ok, ok. Cool cool cool.

In 2016 I...

• Watched the 1st sunrise from a mountain top

• Ate raw wild boar and and deer on the coast, then jumped in the ocean (Jan. 1st)

• Saw numerous izu shika

• Went to Okinawa 2 times (Ishigaki and Miyakojima...8 islands)

• Bought a wonderful Honda Airwave

• Said goodbye to our beloved Suzuki Kei car

• Camped too many times to count

• Went to Noto Hanto for the morning market

• Drove on a beach in Chirihama

• Bathed in Kusatsu (again), Shirahone awanoyu), and many more

• -Visited "old Japan" town Shirakawa

• Snorkeled all around Izu peninsula

• Made bacon, smoke boxes, sausages, bone broth, and more

• Stayed in some cool AirBnB: muromachi, shimoda, and more

• Took up homebrewing

• Took a Japanese test and began formal study

• Went to so many Japanese festivals and craft beer festivals

• Went to Shimada Obi Masturi

• Had a good time.