Saturday night Blake and I took off on a very long adventure. We left Yokohama around 1030 pm bound for a station in Tokyo that we would not arrive at until around 145 AM. From there we met up with my friend and co-worker Kumiko who was going on a road trip with her friends to one of the most famous beaches in Japan, on the Peninsula Prefecture of Izu. It is located south of Tokyo and a very beautiful place. It took us until 6 in the morning to arrive because of the huge distance and various stops at convenience stores to help us stay awake . By the time we arrived, we were exhausted but filled with excitement, so we took to the beach and promptly jumped in the ocean. The water was a bit chilly but exhilarating. We spent the day hanging in the hot sun, playing around with a beach ball, some inflatable tubes, attempting to body surf and eating from the local beach joints, which reminded me more of Latin America than Japan. The day was a great success and we could not have asked for better weather. I am now finally at Tatsuro’s in Yokohama and bright and early tomorrow morning we head out for our trip to the Northern island of Hokkaido. Woohoo! Now time to get a few hours of sleep before I become brain dead :P