In case you hadn't heard

We are back in the U.S. now, we had a 10 hour flight from Tokyo that went smooth and got us in 30 minutes early. We left Wednesday at 3:40pm and got to Minneapolis Wednesday at 12:00pm. Currently we are at Brandon's mom's house but are going to be moving about often trying to see everyone we can. Both of our cell phones are turned back on so you can call us at our old numbers. We will leave again the last week of August so our time here is short, but we will make the most of it. Thanks for reading our blog and if you're interested you can check back in a few weeks when we've returned to South Korea.

Still Safe

Well, the weather in Japan just doesn't want to cooperate with us! Today we found out that a large (6.8) earthquake rocked central Japan. We were not affected and only learned of it when our tour guide told us. We visited Mt. Fuji today, but it was quite cloudy all day and we didn't get to see very much. The clouds did part for about 3 minutes so we were able to get a few shots, so that's good. The tour would have been awesome had it been a bit more clear.
Tomorrow we're going to Nikko, an ancient city that's been preserved. It's about 2 hours outside of Tokyo, and we're scheduled for another tour. They're quite convenient. We leave Wed, the 18th from Tokyo at 3.40pm, and get into MSp at 12.40pm that same day! How fun. We're not really looking forward to the 11 hour flight, but we can't wait to see everyone!! The internet is a bit touch and go, so I'll try to upload a few pics if possible.

No Worries

There's a typhoon approaching Japan right now, but it's going to miss Tokyo. Today we experienced a lot of rain, and they say that tomorrow will bring more, but we're not in danger and we're just wet! We're having fun here, and will post more later!

Tokyo

We're in Tokyo, Japan! We took off from Tongyeong this AM at 7.30am, and after a bit of discomfort at the Busan Airport, we were on the plane. For some reason, NWA wasw conducting "security interviews" with some of their passengers. We arrived with 7 bags, and were naturally a good choice for said interview. Also, right before we boarded the plane, all passengers had to go thru a security pat-down once again. We're not sure exactly what caused this heightened security. Luckily, we made it to Japan about 30 minutes early. It took us about 2 hours to get to our hostel, and we made it with no problems (we checked some of our bags at the airport). It's rainy this evening so we're staying close to the hostel. Everything's quite expensive here so we've opted for a hostel. We met one of our roommates, and he's a very nice fellow. He's a sports reporter from Quebec and told us some interesting stories.
We've got no set plans for the next two days; but we've scheduled a trip to Mt. Fuji one day and a famous old city Nikko another. Hopefully we'll meet up with our friend Min who now lives here! Nothing else for now. Hope all is well!

Friday: We visited a beautiful floral island an hour from Tongyeong with our friends!

Sunday: We took this Jeepney from Manila to the pier to catch our ship to Puerto Galera.

Sunday: We hired a man to take us to 2 spots to go snorkeling: 3 hours f0r $11.


Monday morn: B found a friend on the beach, who liked to fetch rocks!

Last Day

We've arrived in Korea from the Philippines. We had a wonderful trip, and although it was short it was fun and worth it. Today we're busy packing up our last things in Tongyeong, taking care of a few loose ends, and keeping our sunburn moisturized! Tomorrow we leave from Busan to Tokyo at 11.40am, and get there around 1.30pm. We're looking forward to exploring Japan for a week, and can't wait to get home. We'll try to put a few pics up if we have time! Can't wait to see everyone!!!