kyushu rambling

beppu, kyushu

wandered into the coolest bar ever.
ended up making some good friends and music

what more could you want?

the owner

yes that is a real shirt

yes this is a real shop

 and yes, the name of the shop is "Candy Stripper"

in the cluuub

Kochiquest: Abandoned Places and Beautiful Spaces

kochi city

one of my students running hurdles at the annual sports day

sports day tug o' war

view of Ino plus Kochi City and the sea in the distance

mark hangin' in the high grass

ben in awe of the abandoned secret monkey lotus flower temple

statue within a statue

from inside the "undead" hotel on the way to Muroto

blaine peers out

view from the rooftop

muroto geopark

inside the long abandoned muroto sky rest structure

california: the final frontier

No sooner was I back in California than I found myself climbing high into the welcoming arms of an enourmous redwood tree...

...tree hugger

clear lake

colin admiring the catch of the day... good thing it wasn't a fish

...for we know clear lake's dirty secret