April 17th

Yesterday was another WINDY day...I guess being an island the wind just swirls all around it! We ended up with a total of 5 earthquake alarms yesterday too... they were all small ( between 4 and 6) off the coastline of Yokahama mostly and not very noticeable by the time they got to us in Fuchu though so that's good. Better a bunch of small quakes to release the tension than one big one anyway! (I hope that's what it'll do)
Washed laundry to take advantage of the sun and wind, story of my life! lol! Later I rode the bike to the grocery store. Gary was feeling Southern so I made him some fried porkchops, mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner! The meat here is absolutely gorgeous, nicer than Stateside and definitely different from when we were in Mexico and guys would be going to market with half a steer thrown over their back.                   

 

Yes, I have to admit having beautiful meat is nice!  The trade off though is that I could get the best, least expensive,fruits and veggies in Mexico! Most Mercados look like this.

 

Japan has a much more limited fruit and veggie selection and the prices on them is very high.

 

Gary has been working with the lawyer to set up a date next week for us to sign the contract on the apartment. They've asked Atsuko to come and act as translator so we need to pick a day that is convenient for her work schedule. Good news though as everything is moving forward!

That's all for today!