goodbye to Darren

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Checked out the market in Takayama as did Darren this morning. Darren is heading back to Tokyo and Rodney and I headed off to Odewara, the southeast corner of Honshu. From the train we did view the peak of Mt Fuji surrounded by lower cloud and snow. Had to take a local bus trip of 50 miniutes for Halcone. Very scenic forest and it was a reminder of heading into the Dandenongs resort weekend away. The weather predication is for rain for the next few days and it has already started tonight as we sat in the thermal outdoor pool plotting tomorrow's movements.
The bullet trains are the way to go !! Hope Lynn Koskey is listening, they travel around 200+ KPH, Theres no waiting, trains are exactly on time and leave swiftly, feels unusal travelling at such high speeds, ones ears pop everytime you enter a tunnel. You are aware of the speed you are travelling at but are cushioned by the large size of the vehicle.
Well time time to finish some cheap red wine and plan for tomorrow.

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