April 22, 2022

Friday - Cloudy, hot and then sunny

I’m back! I had a great time in Yamagata city. I made a couple of side trips as well, I went to Tendo to the big mall there, and I also went to Sendai for a few hours. That was cool because I haven’t been to Sendai for more than two years. Some things have changed!

So, this morning I got up, watched the news and took a shower. I finished packing my suitcase, locked it and then checked out. I got the desk clerk to send my suitcase back to me and then I went off to the station.  I found a locker and put my backpack in it. I was free for a while. 

I toddled around the station for a while, I had a drink and a sandwich at Starbucks and then a little later went for a walk around the area looking for a good place to eat. I didn’t find one.  I ended up going back through the station to a little cafe and had pasta. It was really nice.

I went back to the station area, got some souvenirs and then got my bag out of the locker. I got in line to get on the bus. 

I got a seat and read my book for a while before I fell asleep!  It was an interesting ride. F called me while I was on the bus and I had to tell him I couldn’t talk!  I arrived in Tsuruoka right on time. F was nowhere to be seen. 

I went to Doutor and had a glass of iced tea.  I waited for a long time and then finally messaged him again. He wrote back that he was busy and would be half an hour. Ack!

He showed up a bit later. What happened was he went back to the house and cooked dinner for his mother. He didn’t change his clothes though. 

We bought a new pair of insoles for my shoes and then went off to have dinner. We went to Cocos and had a nice, not too expensive meal. I had my usual hamburger in mustard cream sauce and F had chicken. He said his was too salty. That’s sad. I did the drink bar runs for us because F is still in a lot of pain with his knees. Poor thing.

We came back to the house and I checked out the kitchen and wished I didn’t. It isn’t too bad really, but it wasn’t great. I did make more tea for drinking, so that was good. 

I watched a couple of shorter shows off the DVR and then switched to YouTube. I’m back!  I really enjoyed being away, but it was a little lonely. I’ve been talking 19 to the dozen to F. I think he was a little overwhelmed!

Tomorrow could be a bit busy. F and I have to go to the doctor, F wants to go to his other doctor too and we’ll see what else comes our way!

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….