A Firework Performance

I just experienced the most amazing fireworks display I’ve ever seen. It was a performance really, not a display. It was like a dance, choreographed to a number of different songs, varying from Bocelli to Lady Gaga . I got off work around 6, jumped on the train, and when I got to Zushi station, the line to get out was backed up to the door of the train! Trying to get home to Jaime’s, the streets were blocked off with vendors all along the sides selling yakitori and chu-his. It was worse than 4th of July! I made my way through the crowd towards the beach, past the local police waving their red and blue glowing batons, and finally got home so I could eat dinner. A few minutes later I heard the fireworks and I ran out the door and they were right there! I walked along the canal down to the beach, but I didn’t make it far because people were everywhere, I couldn’t even see sand! The city had set up two huge barges in the center of the inlet and they both were lighting off fireworks to the beat of the music blaring through the speakers spread along the beach. The colors and style of each firework matched the songs playing, everything from “Bad Romance” to “Time to Say Goodbye.” It was amazing! And the fireworks themselves were the coolest ones I’ve ever seen. It totally made my day.

Tomorrow is Friday! I think I am totally crazy because read what I’m about to do. Wei and I are going with two guys from our ship to climb Mount Fuji tomorrow. We are taking the train tomorrow evening and arriving at the mountain around 8 o’clock. Then, we are climbing in the dark all night long so we can reach the top and see the sunrise. What am I thinking! And then we climb back down, take the train home, and go to sleep. On Sunday, I plan on spending the whole day at a hot springs resort to recover. The resort we are going to has pools with sake, coffee, green tea, and wine flavors. And it has one pool with the fish that eat the dead skin off your feet. It should be an exciting weekend if I survive the climb. Tomorrow I’m waking up extra early again to do command PT! So much for sleep….