Today was lovely!  Considering we had experienced rain for the last couple of days, I awoke to sunshine and blue skies!  It hit about 25 degrees!

Yep - I think that's the train we want...

We decided to go to the beach for lunch, so hopped on the train for Chigasaki – a beach town, which had a Hawaiian themed festival on for the weekend.  The organisers must’ve been wrapped at the weather!  We had a lunch of Salsa Hot Dog and Nachos, washed down with a Ginger and Mango drink.  There were hula dancers singing away, and it was generally a good vibe.

A short walk took us down to the beach, where we were walking through the sand, surrounded by food tents, all sending out their amazing aromas.  We could have easily eaten at each and every one of them!  There were some beach soccer courts set up, that young (<10 years old) children were playing a competition at.  So we soaked up the atmosphere, enjoyed the sun, and walked back to the train station.

Make sure you go the right way when a Tsunami arrives....

On the way home, at Fujisawa station, we looked at a map, and Kaoru explained the way places are “found”.  There aren’t streets, per se.  A “suburb” is broken up into a number of smaller sections (each with their own name).  Then each block is given a number.  And each building in the block is given a number.  Very confusing to find a place if it’s your first time.

Back at the flat I got some work done while Kaoru cooked yet another wonderful meal.  Although we did have to discuss the portions, because I’ll start putting on too much weight!  It all tastes sooo good!

After dinner I *finally* got around to finishing the basic Hiragana.  My accuracy isn’t that good, and I haven’t gone through the “modifiers” for want of a better term – not sure what their Japanese name is), but I at least know the 46 Hiragana characters, and their sounds now.