The Backpack Adventures

Week 45: September 5-9, 2022 Day 308: September 5, 2022 Monday - Rumoi  Rumoi High School 9.5.2022 It's the beginning of another week. It's becoming chilly outside. This is most likely a foreshadowing of the forthcoming fall season. This Monday, I'll be returning to my primary school, Rumoi High School . Here's my workload for the day: 1st period - Plant Factory @ 3-5 of Matsuda-sensei 3rd period with Matsuda-sensei 3rd period - Plant Factory @3-46 of Matsuda-sensei 5th period - Reading Task @3-11 of Matsuda-sensei After class hours, I met with the speech contestants from our Rumoi English Chat Club and we discussed their speech scripts and also had a bit of practice. Overall, I can say that our contestants have potential but still needs a lot of training.  Day 309: September 6, 2022 Tuesday - Rumoi (1st COVID vax in Japan) Today is a special day for me as it's my vaccination schedule. Since my 2 doses of Sinovac aren't recognized here in Japan , I'm basica

Day 307:  September 4, 2022 Sunday –  Mashike to Ishikari Road Trip It's another lovely morning in Rumoi City. It's time to get back on the road. Today's itinerary will take us south to Ishikari City. We left our Rumoi City home shortly after 6:30 a.m. The Cape Ofuyu Observatory in Mashike ( 増毛町 ), near its border with Ishikari City, was our first stop. Driving south via Route 231 again today We passed through one of the many tunnels of Route 231 First stop:  Cape Ofuyu Observatory Inside the Cape Ofuyu Observatory Cape Ofuyu Observatory elevated walking path The view from Cape Ofuyu Observatory was spectacular, but there were numerous warning signs warning of the possibility of encountering a mamushi, or Japanese moccasin, as well as suzumebachi, or giant hornets. We were watchful because there were hornets along the walkway up to the observation deck. Shiroganeno Falls We proceeded from Cape Ofuyu Observatory to the nearby Shiroganeno Falls in Ishikari City ( 石狩市 )