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Feb. 18th, 2022 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
psipsyAs much as I'd like to do another trip to Japan, I'm aware it's just not happening this year. It just isn't. Supposedly they're opening back up to business travelers and students, which means my only chance of going in the near future is if my company wants to send me there for any kind of training on new equipment. You know what? I'll just wait until they open up normally, and use my vacation time for other things this year.
Things like a 2-week road trip this summer. I have some ideas on where to go and what to see. It's difficult to get the ol' Wanderbeast roused up when it's still winter, and I don't really try to. But when it gets to be around April or May, that's when it perks its ears up, stretches its legs, and starts scratching at the door, itching to take on the road. A few daytrips here and there help to take the edge off. Then summer officially takes hold, and that's when it really wants to run.
Back in early 1998, I wanted to go on a road trip but my cars at the time were a non-running Subaru and a Nissan that wanted to be non-running too. Then at the end of May that year, I got Ai, and suddenly a road trip was very much an option, almost obligatory. I'm kinda like that with Miharu now. Ai and Nozomi are still running, and can go a few thousand miles without all hell breaking loose, but they'll be needing big things in the near future. At least they have valid inspection stickers now.
Just watch: Japan will reopen to tourists right after I use up all of my vacation time on road trips.
Things like a 2-week road trip this summer. I have some ideas on where to go and what to see. It's difficult to get the ol' Wanderbeast roused up when it's still winter, and I don't really try to. But when it gets to be around April or May, that's when it perks its ears up, stretches its legs, and starts scratching at the door, itching to take on the road. A few daytrips here and there help to take the edge off. Then summer officially takes hold, and that's when it really wants to run.
Back in early 1998, I wanted to go on a road trip but my cars at the time were a non-running Subaru and a Nissan that wanted to be non-running too. Then at the end of May that year, I got Ai, and suddenly a road trip was very much an option, almost obligatory. I'm kinda like that with Miharu now. Ai and Nozomi are still running, and can go a few thousand miles without all hell breaking loose, but they'll be needing big things in the near future. At least they have valid inspection stickers now.
Just watch: Japan will reopen to tourists right after I use up all of my vacation time on road trips.
