Journal Entries
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Monday March 23, 2026
From Claremont back to Los Angeles. Well, my is more-or-less the last day of this trip. I’m staying in Los Angeles tonight, and flying back to Newark tomorrow morning. Before…
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Tuesday March 24, 2026
All good things… back to Newark. Not much to say. All went well. Despite massive lines and four hour waits getting through airport security in some major airports across the…
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Thursday April 9, 2026
Starting out: Amherst to Toronto. Left today, driving to Toronto, where I’ll spend the night at Laurence’s house, and we fly to Tokyo tomorrow. I’m not sure how easy it…
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Friday April 10, 2026
Toronto to Tokyo. What a long and sort of strange day. Laurence has himself not been feeling well, He has what is probably/possibly a torn rotator cuff, plus has pain…
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Saturday April 11, 2026
Arrival in Tokyo-Narita. We made it. We lost a day as we landed late in the afternoon thanks to time zone differences (Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of east coast…
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Sunday April 12, 2026
Tokyo, Day One. An excellent day – although it got off to an uncertain start, given my cold/thing, which is persisting, and Laurence’s ails, which slowed him down some but…
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Monday April 13, 2026
Tokyo, Day Two. Today was a good day. But by the end of the day, Laurence was both in pain and very fatigued. We both slept relatively well, and…
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Tuesday April 14, 2026
Tokyo, Day Three. Laurence slept long and well, but upon waking we decided it was perhaps best to return to Toronto rather than risk further problems or worsening. We even…
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Wednesday April 15, 2026
Sayonara Tokyo and hello Mount Fuji. Photos to be added I was up very early, still not sure how our day’s transportation would go, but Laurence slept until maybe 7.…