June 2009 – THE LONG COUNTDOWN

Rikuto and Daddy Go Digging

June 12, 2009June 12, 2009 Nick RamsayJapan

Look what we did today! And a bit closer… Big thanks to the kind staff at Kakamigahara Caterpillar for letting two odd looking blokes waltz in off the street and request a demonstration. They even gave us a little digger to attach to my mobile phone. It’s got a movable diggy bit and zooms forward when you pull it back, making it the perfect companion for Ricky’s Choro-Q police car […]

Rikuto’s First Time at the Beach

June 1, 2009 Nick RamsayJapan

I can’t believe it’s been two months since I last posted on the Long Countdown. I even missed the last Japan Blog Matsuri about Favorite Places in Japan, which was a shame because this place would certainly qualify: This is one of many beautiful, sandy beaches at the foot of Shizuoka prefecture’s Izu Peninsula. We went down there in Golden Week, and it was Rikuto’s first time ever to see […]