Dai ichi Karyuudo

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Totally forgot to tell you about the fact that Martin and Walter went to Warmond in April to pick up my little boat the 第一狩人 and moor it in the harbour in Amsterdam for the summer. The weather had actually been good during the whole trip but it started to drizzle in the end. One unfortunate mishap... Martin's Dad, Marius fell in the water but luckily in the harbour so close enough to home to shower and to have a stiff drink. Thanks guys for doing that.
In the picture Martin is figuring out which way to go after leaving Warmond... can be quite tricky.

One of the most famous things in Brussels is "Manneke Pis", a statue of a little guy peeing on the street. But guess what .... Fukuoka also has it's own "Manneke Pis" right at the back of the Kushida shrine but decently covered with a small red piece of cloth.

Had my first Skype conversation again with Paul back home. Seems already quite a while ago since he was here. Miss him greatly.

Since Pim, Hans and Marco are coming to Japan in July I had the honour of getting their ferry tickets at Hakata Station for their trip across from Pusan, Korea to Fukuoka, Japan. The ferry-boat is called the Beetle...I sure hope it isn't full of those little creatures. I will be there at the quay waving my flag to welcome them and showing them around. Will definitely take the whole week off and after that it's only one more week till my departure on the 22nd of July to Hawaii.