The Backpack Adventures

Weekend 123: March 9 - 10, 2024 Day 859: March 9, 2024 Saturday – Rumoi It's a sunny Saturday morning here in Rumoi City It’s a frigid but sunny Saturday here in Rumoi City. We spent the morning doing household chores. We originally planned to go to Rumoi City Library after, but decided to move it to tomorrow as there were a lot of things to do at home. Aside from cleaning the house, I also did yukikaki or snow cleaning at the back of our home, and also installed the car seat on Ruru. I installed the car seat on Ruru . We're now ready for this year's road trip That afternoon, after finishing our chores, my wife and I were able to make some videos for our Facebook Page: JapaNice Adventures . We also spent a lot of time with our children.  Overall, it was a tiring but fulfilling Saturday with all the chores done. We are looking forward to our plans tomorrow.  Day 860: March 10, 2024 Sunday – Rumoi x Moekko Haru Festival It’s a sunny morning, but with chances of snow accordi...

Week 123: March 4 – 8, 2024 Day 854: March 4, 2024 Monday – Rumoi  It’s a snowy, chilly Monday—the start of my first full work week this March. I’m back at Rumoi High School following my usual Monday routine. Rumoi High School 3.4.24 No collaboration work today, as everyone was busy finalizing the exams for tomorrow’s entrance tests. These exams are taken so seriously that they’re stored in vaults or locked away in a secure locker. On top of that, teachers are instructed to leave promptly, and no one is allowed to linger in the faculty room after 4:40 PM. Before calling it a day, I unwound by watching an episode of The House of Ninjas . The story just keeps getting more interesting with every episode! Day 855: March 5, 2024 Tuesday -  Rumoi x Entrance Exams  Rumoi High School 3.5.24 It’s another snowy day today. I went to Rumoi High School earlier today because our morning meeting was moved 5 minutes earlier for the special morning meeting about today’s entrance exams....

Weekend 122: March 2 – 3, 2024 Day 852: March 2, 2024 Saturday – Rumoi x Blizzard It's a -7-degree morning here in Rumoi City It’s just -7 degrees today, but it feels like it’s around -15. We planned to go on an onsen trip this weekend, but the weather forecast said that there would be a blizzard today. Having lived here in Hokkaido for almost 4 years, I know how dangerous driving in a blizzard can be, so we decided to cancel our plans and stay home instead. Blizzard experience in Rumoi City It was too cold to move around, so we just stayed in the living room and bonded with each other. During our free time, we made videos for our Facebook page “ JapaNice Adventures ,” and I was able to make some videos for future posting. Quick stop at Seicomart in Motokawacho Next Stop: Shell Serufu I bought touyu for our heater After lunch, I discovered that I needed to buy kerosene for our heater, as the tank is nearly empty. I braved the blizzard to drive to Shell Serufu . Thankfully, there w...