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Weekly Topics/Archive
Oct.,2007
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A yacht, the Aio sailing along the coast of Kawana.
Photographed by tamma-san
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From last Friday to Sunday, I took two
night trip to Inatori and Niijima island to
enjoy a yacht sailing from Ito marina.
This time, seven regular clues including
me and a newcomer joined in it.
On the first day, we sailed a yacht for
Inatori port along the east coast of the
Izu peninsula.
It was cloudy and windy because
the low pressure spread over Japan
according to the weather forecast.
The sea was a little bit rough and the yacht was rocking about on the waves, so the
newcommer got seasick for a while.
We also had difficulty with mooring the yacht to Inatori port.
We stayed at a small inn called "Minshuku"in Japanese and relaxed
with hot spring.
On the second day we sailed the yacht for Niijima island.
It was an ideal day for sailing because it was fine, but the wind was blowing
moderately.
I enjoyed fishing from the deck on the way to the port.
I fished no less than five big coelacanths.
We got to Niijima port in about five hours earlier than we had expected.
We came to a lodge called "Niijima spa lodge"by a microbus which
picked us up at
the port.
We enjoyed the public outdoor spa near the seashore before sunset, and
looked at
the scene of sunset for some time refreshing ourselves in the spa.
It was really fantastic and an unforgettable scene.
After that, we enjoyed dinner,while drinking some alcohol like shouchu,
beer and Japanese
sake with some kind of fresh raw fish.
On the last day, we sailed the yacht for Ito marina around 8:30 am.
We arrived at the marina taking no less than eight hours.
Anyway, I had a good sailing for 3 days.
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| The view of Out Course, No.1 from the tee ground. |
I enjoyed a regular golf competition
yesterday.
It was organized by the owner of the
Japanese restaurant near my home.
It was held at the Takuei Golf Club
in Chiba.
This time, twenty regular customers
of this restaurant joined in it.
I got up early in the morning and
came to its golf course with them by micro-bus chartered by the club.
It was cloudy, but it was an ideal day for golf because it wasn't hot and
cold.
I aimed at victory by net score privately inthis competition.
Although it was good weather and I alsoplayed a round of golf with good
partners,
I couldn't get good score because I often used too much power just when
I hit the golf
ball.
I ended in eleven place after all.
Anyway, I learned again that it was the best to play naturally.
I don't have any topics this week.
By the way, it's been about three weeks since I played golf.
So, today's morning I practiced golf at the driving range near my home.
I did that from 8 a.m. to the noon.
There is a system called the early morning service at this range.
In this system, players can use ten more golf balls per basket for rent than those ones
who do that after 9 a.m. from the vending machine, if they can use them
for rent before
9 a.m.
I used this system today.
As soon as I got to this range, I rented three baskets of balls.
We can use one hundred and thirty balls per basket for thousand yen if we use
the vending machine before 9 a.m..
In other words, I hit three hundred and sixty balls for the practice.
So, I'm just tired today.
And I lost three thousand yen.
It's OK because I will be at the golf competition the week after th next week.
Last Saturday, I attended a memorial service on the first anniversary of
my elder
brother's death.
I visited my younger brother's place in my home town, Uji in Kyoto the day before, and
stayed there.
I had a dinner at a Japanese restaurant with his family because it's been a half year
since I met them.
On the following day, I visited my sister-in law's place in Osaka with them taking about
an hour by car.
The Buddhist service by a monk was held at her place.
About thirty relatives from both sides of my brother's family and the widow's
one
attended it.
It was over in an hour or so.
After that, we were entertained to dinner at Japanese restaurant by the
chief mourner.
We had a lot of chat remembering my elder brother who passed away or about
how
we've been getting along.
I really felt, "Time flies".
[Note] a memorial service ; 法事、Buddhist service ; 法要、the chief mourner ; 喪主
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