Good morning all. It is 6:48am, Saturday morning. Joyce and I are up but Ted and Nobu are still asleep. I guess they can't keep up with us veterans. Yesterday was a very long and exciting travel day but today we hit the ground running. We asr scheduled to meet with the ladies of Ted's dancing troupe in the morning, lunch with them, and then onto the Shakudo family this evening for dinner. Phew! I hope our jet-lagged bodies will be able to take the punishment. Last night Ted and Nobu took us to a local noodle restaurant where we feasted on noodles, tea, and some plum wine. It was just what we needed after the long travel day. Delicious! Right now, I going to have my OJ and my daily regimen of pills to help
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