Back to the Beach...with Aquaman!

I popped over to the beach in Shichigahama on Wednesday and wondered around Shobutahama

That derrick must have been pumping something sludgy onto the beach for Mera doesn't seem to be coping well.

Their companion, a sea turtle, has seen better days.

Aquaman wasn't looking all that healthy either.

Help Kelp!

At least the little birdies were enjoying themselves.

I treated myself to a Shine at Nana's.

All in all, a nice day for me. I can't speak for Aquaman, Mera or Aquababy!

I Beached Myself.

I often go to Shichigahama for an evening lesson; yesterday, I had one there in the afternoon. Sooo, afterwards I head to nearby Shobutahama or Shobuta Beach.

Not a bad looking beach. It formally closed last weekend though there were a few stragglers like me wondering around.

I saw a colony of seagulls (above) and a few cormorants (I think) below.

A couple of wacky pano shots.

There were of course a few body surfers and you can see them if you squint.

The only action was parasailer (?) who took a few passengers up for a birds-eye view. (I wasn't brave enough to try it.)

A huge tanker and if you look way up, you can see our flyboy.

I strolled along the beach (as seen in the video) until I came upon an upsetting sight.

As cool as it is to see a sea turtle up close, the only reason is because this dude has eaten his last plastic bag. According to the lifeguard, he was probably killed in last night's nasty waves for they also found a dolphin beached earlier that day. The authorities had been called to haul him away.

If you look at that top picture, there's a little restaurant there in which I ate lunch. I splurged and had a canny kani pasta with a nori salad. 

The place is called SeaSaw and it's worth checking out if you're in the neighbourhood.

Since I'm talking about the Sea, I saw a movie called, Meg: the Monsters 2 which you may have guessed is the Japanese title for Meg 2: The Trench-mouth (or something like that.) It has more Megalodon-sharks, dinosaurs called Snappers, and a Kraken yet is somehow really boring since it focuses on the Humans for far too long. But don't worry, it'll do really well in China so we're certain to get a third one.

While there, I saw a couple of nice posters for the new TMNT movie. I liked the preview, so I might just check it out in a few weeks.

Here's a copy of the flyer.

 

Finally, last weekend I ventured out to Morioka to sell a few items (I actually made a profit!) and en route there, stopped off in Kurihara for a mini-Matsuri. The area has one of my favourite mascots, this big anthropomorphized stack of hay.

I knew it'd be stuck in a hot car all day, so I didn't even attempt to catch one of these imori (newts).

I'll finish off with me consuming a fish on a stick...

Sea you later...

UPDATE! I just discovered that August 30th is National Beach Day. So that seems apropos. 

Arahama.

I drove out to Arahama Beach today just to relax (and to avoid the NHK). There were only about a dozen people there, mostly fishermen. Social distancing at its best.

From a distance...

Hey, I just noticed. Someone etched their name in the sand on the beach!

Up close and personal but not close enough to get my feet wet, only soggy. I did skip a stone though and I've missed doing that.

If you've got a few seconds to spare, here's the sound of breaking waves.

A botched attempt at a pano-shot. Wacky!

I swear there were a couple of ducks out there when I took this shot.

Bored of the beach, I head ashore. I do love this statue commemorating those who passed away in the tsunami.

I had never noticed these three pups before.

A crow overlooking the Skateboard Park.

Ooh...chemtrails!

Next time I come out here, I hope to go by bike. (If I can ever afford to get the tire fixed.)

Since I was on Route 10 anyway, I drove to Watari and popped into one of my schools to say hello. (The school just happens to be called Arahama.) It was good catching up with the teachers, chatting about the news and hoping that we can meet again in a few weeks time once the Spring Vacation ends.

En route home, I popped into Mandai where I saw a funky Itasha car parked.

Some cool little Star Wars figures at a Crane Game. (Don't worry, I washed my hands afterwards.)

I'm on a budget, so the only thing I picked up was SalaryKitty. Like any good social distancing Salaryman, Kitty has chosen to bring a bento box to work.

The rest of the day has been pretty boring (like everyday for the last month). I'm just a tad blue today cuz this is the anniversary of my Mom's passing. I am so glad she isn't around for the mess the world has become of late. Ciao for now...