Tottori Dunes and Uradome Beach with the crazy Hiroshima JETs.First Jon and I rode the train up to Tottori and waitied for the crazy group of Amy, Alex (the guy who wrecked his car on the way to Miyajima-Idiot), Gen, Dave, Roo. So Jon and I wondered around the street when we came upon this line. We didnt: know what it was for. Then cruised some more and waited for the troop to arrive. Once they did we took another train to some city about an hour away. Long story short, we took a 700 yen train to get to a station and take a 1500 yen taxi to our hostel that was no where close to anything fun. Then a bus ride back to the train station and get to Tottori to get to the dunes. I guess Tottori was booked and we couldn't find A SINGLE PLACE TO STAY.
What is this line? I don't know, I hopped in the front. The line went across the bridge and we investigated it for a good 15 minutes on what they are doing. This is my pondering face.
I am gianormous on this sand dune.
Rough day of jellyfish hunting.
Jon and Gen eventually pulled one up to the shore. We disected as usual. We thought it was alright after a disscussion on whether or not it has nerves. we decided it didn:t and it was alright to toture the day lights out of it. It feels really cool. Oh and it was really heavy. No I didn:t touch it!
Paragliding on the dunes.
Only in Japan will you find a man in a suit climbing the dunes.
So the dunes were pretty fun. We saw a man in a suit on a camel, too. We walked along the beach and all of the jellyfish were being washed up on shore. So we found big sticks and then with the help of a 8 year old we buried the sticks in the sand. Random I know. So Jon and I figured out it was one day travelling for the troop and one day sightseeing then another day travelling back home. Luckily we werent that unorganized and could do more on Sunday. I think the quote we liked best is "Man this weekend is great, I really needed this". I can:t imagine what other weekends were like for her. I thought it was semi disatarous.
That night we went to yakiniku again, but this time it was way way expensive. So we called that horeas de vours. If I can spell. Then we went for pizza later. I got to use this great toilet. So in Japan you either have a heated seat with all kinds of electronics with music and a bidet to wash your bum. Or you have a pee covered floor that you have to hike your ankles up so the pants don:t touch the floor and have the risk of no toilet paper. No time for relaxing on that one.
A little DVD watching while on the toilet in an Italian restaurant that served me pizza on a crossant crust. Oh and the toilet seat lifted automatically and flushed automatically. even a hairdryer in case you wanted to shower I guess. Oh and the boys didn:t even have a sink.
We stayed in a hotel that was cheaper than the hostel with futons, no shower, out in the middle of nowhere. I got a hot shower and could have taken a toothbrush, shampoo and anything else taht was individually wrapped. So Sunday morning we saw the group off as Jon and I got the bus for the boat ride to Uradome beach.
I found black icecream. It was actually quite interesting. Just a snack before we get on the boat.
The lone tree on top of the rock formation on the boat ride.
Jon and I on the Uradome beach waters. Oh those glasses he found on the dunes. They fit him and make him look like a graphic designer Amy says.
I want to rent this beach for the rest of my life, kick the Japanese off and live like a hermet here. Too bad I HATE FISH.
In order to ride on this senior citizen bus, you have to wear a bucket cap like all of these ladies. We were the youngest after 65 year olds.
This is what I want to be when I grow old. Little ladies just chatting about drug deals or importing kidneys from little kids they steal in Africa. We make up stories for everyone we see. They are actually taking coke to Agnes up on the dunes. Then have some tea. Their heads don't make it above the seat like Jon's.
Jon got up to Tottori and back for about 1000 yen. I got back on 500. I paid full fair up. Idiot again. There is more that I am probably missing. Oh I will post a picture later of my gloves I got.
Or if you want a good story, read Wake Jon a link on the side.