JAPAN DAY 11

today was one long day.
sound check was at 10:30am.
the weather was perfect- in the 70's with a nice breeze.
the outdoor show at friendship day was from 3-5pm.

we had an impromptu graduation ceremony for kyle during the show- since his high school graduation was supposed to be this weekend-but he is missing it to be here in japan. we made him a graduation cap out of foil and a tassel out of caution tape from the stage and a diploma from a piece of rolled up paper. it was pretty rad.

we went to dinner and mandy and missy tried to concur the 6 pound summo burger...but it dominated them in the end...too bad- they would have gotten the $24 burger for free, their picture on the wall and a killer t-shirt.

my hats of to them though- for trying.

tomorrow we have a 8am lobby call- a 2 hour bus ride back to tokyo- then a 1.5 hour flight to sasebo navy base.

...but the good news is we get the day off tomorrow after we are done traveling around 1:30pm and then we get monday off! our first day off- and a much needed one at that! we can't wait to relax and see the sights.

japan day 9

today we started our day off right with an awesome breakfast at the roadhouse.
the chef there made us the best breakfast sandwiches-even ones with pancakes instead of english muffins.

thanks riz, jesse and your team at camp fuji- you guys rock!

we also bought some pretty sweet marines sweats at the px!

we kept looking for mount fuji but it was rainy and cloudy and we couldn't see the top of the mountain.

today we had a two hour bus ride from camp fuji to yokota ab that is 30 minutes outside of downtown tokyo.

the weather here is beautiful. not to hot and not to cold. the base is very green and has very nice shrubbery.

we got ready for the show and then set up the whole pa and gear. then we had an awesome dinner at the dining hall place.

i got shrimp linguine, mandy got crab legs, josh joel and kyle got salmon, missy got salad bar, erin got chicken alfredo and zach got pork tenderloin.

our tour coordinator here is awesome! thanks for all of your hard work spike for the hook up.

the show as great. a little dark in the room- but great. everyone had an awesome time.

tomorrow we are off to atsugi navy base on a 2 hour bus ride.

more to come when we have faster internet!

JAPAN DAY 10

today we arrived in atsugi around 2pm after a 2 hour bus ride and got a little tour of atsugi naval base.

the base is awesome. everything is really close and we can walk to everything.

the officers quarters where we are staying are super nice! full kitchens and living rooms.

joel finally got the 'monster' watch he has been looking at for months at the navy exchange store...

there is a harley dealer on base- but they don't sell t-shirts...sorry parents. we did pass some other stores on the way into town and will try to get into one before we leave.

the show tonight at the trilogy club went well. it was a cute little country bar and the crowd was having fun.

tomorrow we are headlining the friendship day festival. it is an outdoor festival that is open to the public so its should be a good time. the show is at 3pm so we are hoping to see some cool sites tomorrow night!