After our long flight from the east coast of America to Japan, when we finally arrived in Japan we were both very tired.  I was tired but looking forward to the excitement of our trip to Japan.  I remember the feeling of walking out of customs and into a different world.  We took a bus from Narita airport to the Yokohama station when Kiyoko-san was there to meet us. We had dinner at a family style Japanese restaurant.  After two days of travel all I wanted to do was bath and go sleep.  I feel asleep and remember Patricia waking me up saying " Did you feel that earthquake?".

The next day was chilly but sunny, we packed up the van and header for Atagawa heights. One of the best parts about going to Atagawa heights ryookan is the trip.  From Yokohama to Izu takes about 3 and half hours. It is a beautiful drive along the Pacific coast to Izu.   We always have to stop at a rest area along the way because Patricia’s father is always hungry. From the rest stop Patricia’s mother drove.  I was very happy because I like Kiyoko-san’s driving better.  within 5 minutes Otoosan was asleep in the passenger seat.  Along the way we stopped at a tourist attraction to look at the flowers and beautiful bonsai trees.

Our room at the hotel was spacious and nice.  After resting for a while we headed for the bath.  Otoosan and I enjoyed the bath and talked about various things.  After the bath we enjoyed a wonderful meal at the hotel. The next day the weather was starting to become bad.  We drove to a nearby town and went out on a tourist boat.  On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a convenience store to purchase various small things.  Kiyoko-san and otoosan did karaoke for a while and I took a nap.  Later  we went to the bath again and had another wonderful meal.

The next day it was raining and the wind was very strong.  Kiyoko-san told me that a typhoon was heading for Japan. We got back to Yokohama just in time for the typhoon to hit.  It rained very hard and the wind was very strong for about 4 hours.  On the Television we saw that the road to Ocean side road to Izu had been closed due to heavy rains and flooding.  We were very lucky to have made it home in time. Out last day in Yokohama was quiet. I helped otoosan with his new computer and Kiyoko-san and Patricia talked about various things.