Week 90: July 17 – 21, 2023
Day 623: July 17, 2023
Monday – Father and Daughter Road Trip 5: Northeastern Hokkaido Trip Day 3
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| We didn't pitch a tent here, though, but we had a great night's sleep in the car |
Today is Marine Day (海の日). It means it’s a public holiday here in Japan. It’s also the third and last day of our Northeastern Hokkaido Trip. For this adventure, we started our day at Kutcharo Lakeside Campground in the town of Hamatombetsu (浜頓別町). Like at the weekend, the weather today is still rainy. Regardless, we modified our itinerary before we hit the road.
From the roadside station, we continued to our next destination, which was the town of Nakatombetsu (中頓別町). It’s our second time visiting the town. Last time, we were only able to visit the shrine and the roadside station,n so we visited the following places that we missed last time:
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| Preserved SL 49648 |
💜 Kotobuki Park
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| We met Junko-san, who is a very friendly volunteer at the museum |
Before leaving the town, we revisited the Roadside Rest Area “Pinneshiri” as Ella failed to acquire its roadside station stamp the last time we visited. From there, we continued to revisit the village of Otoineppu (音威子府村). These are the places that were visited in the village:🟠 Otoineppu Roadside Station
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| Tenpoku Line Reference Room |
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| Bikki Sunazawa |
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| Entering Nakagawa |
Our last but main destination for today’s itinerary is the town of Nakagawa (中川町). It’s our first time to visit this quiet town, and we missed it because it was out of the way during the 5th Day of our “Drive Up North Road Trip” last year. These are the places that we visited in Nakagawa:
🦴 Nakagawa Roadside Station
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| Stamina Hormone Ramen |
🍲 Stamina Hormone Ramen 750 yen
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| Stamina Baked Katsu Curry |
🍲 Stamina Baked Katsu Curry 1100 yen
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| Homemade Haskap Soft Cream |
🍲 Homemade Haskap Soft Cream 350 yen
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| Last stop for the day - Shosanbetsu |
It was around 2:50 when we left Nakagawa. We originally planned to take a dip at either Asahi Onsen in the town of Embetsu or Shasanbetsu Onsen Hotel Misaki no Yu in the village of Shosanbetsu, but I didn’t want to drive at night on the Ororon Line, as I know how active the deer are in this area based on experience. Regardless, we still made a brief stop at Shosanbetsu village so that I could take a photo of the colored Shosanbetsu manhole cover.We got home at around 4 PM. The first thing I did after unpacking our stuff was to do the laundry and do some cleaning. During my rest time, my daughter and I binge-watched the 6th season of the Japanese anime Slam Dunk before calling it a day.Day 624: July 18, 2023
Tuesday – Rumoi
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| Rumoi High School 7.18.23 |
Here’s my workload for today:
4th period – Welcome to Our Town @ 1-34 of Matsuda-sensei
5th period – Performance Task Making @ 1st year classes of Ito-sensei and Sengoku-sensei
Day 625: July 19, 2023
Wednesday – Rumoi
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| Rumoi High School 7.19.23 |
Finally, it’s a sunny day. Instead of going on my usual business trip, I’m reporting again to Rumoi High School. Before classes started, Sasaki-sensei from Embetsu Agricultural High School messaged me that there wouldn’t be any classes tomorrow due to a precautionary action to prevent the spread of the virus on the campus. This only means that my visit to Embetsu tomorrow would be canceled, and I would again be reporting for work in Rumoi High School.
Speaking of work, here’s my workload today:
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| Class with Sengoku-sensei |
3rd period – Listening Test @ 1st year classes of Ito-sensei and Sengoku-sensei
4th period – Performance Task Making @ 1st year classes of Matsuda-sensei, Ito-sensei, and Sengoku-sensei
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| Saw these crabs. They are surprisingly cheap. |
After work, my family and I went to COOP to buy groceries.
Day 626: July 20, 2023
Thursday – Embetsu Rumoi
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| Rumoi High School 7.20.23 |
It’s a beautiful sunny Thursday. I was scheduled to visit Embetsu Agricultural High School today, but I got a call yesterday that it would be cancelled, so I’m back reporting at Rumoi High School.
Here’s my workload for today:
1st period – Performance Task making using Flip App @ 1-1 of Matsuda-sensei
3rd period – Food and Culture @ 1-56 of Matsuda-sensei
6th period – Performance Task Making @ 1st year classes of Matsuda-sensei, Ito-sensei, and Sengoku-sensei
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| Notice of Appointment |
Before leaving work, Matsuda-sensei asked me to sign a very important paper, and that paper is none other than my Notice of Appointment. Something that I’m more than happy to sign.
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| Asbee |
After that, I went home and then drove to Asbee to buy new shoes for our hiking trip this weekend.
Day 627: July 21, 2023
Friday - Tomamae
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| Tomamae Commercial High School 7.21.23 |
Here’s my workload for today:
2nd period – English Games @ 3rd year of Matsushita-sensei
After work, Ella and I drove to Asahikawa Airport in Higashikagura to pick up my siblings who would be flying in from Tokyo. They will stay with us until next Sunday.
We arrived at the airport at around 6 PM, and since their flight will arrive at 6:50 PM, Ella and I had plenty of time to spare, so we walked to the nearby Asahikawa Airport Park Green Port. The place has a great view of the runway, and we can easily see the planes come and go. Aside from that, it’s also one of the filming locations of the Netflix drama First Love.  |
| Welcome to Hokkaido, Patrick and Aya! |
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| Yoshinoya Toyooka Branch |
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| Yoshinoya Toyooka |
When my siblings arrived, we explored Asahikawa Airport a bit before returning to Rumoi City. Before leaving Asahikawa City, we first ate dinner at Yoshinoya Toyooka. |
| Numata Firefly Village |
Afterward, we also made a side trip to Horoshin Spa in the town of Numata to check out the Firefly Village. However, we arrived past 10 PM, and the fireflies were mostly resting already. We saw a few, but it wasn’t as magical as the ones shown on the webpage of the town.We got back home at almost midnight. We didn’t stay up that long, as we have a trip early tomorrow. Overall, I only visited Rumoi High School and Tomamae Commercial High School this week. It’s also my last whole week of work because next week is the start of the Summer Vacation.
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Galing naman sir. Nakabisita narin mga kapatid mo diyan.
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