This morning I left home at 5am to take my son to board a rather large boat with 600 other children. The boat is bound for Okinawa and in total he will be away for 5 days and 4 nights. Having a son who is literally head and shoulders above all the other participants (including the staff) proved to be very useful when trying to find him among all the other white and blue uniforms! I even had another mother from the same group come up to me and thank me for having such a tall son as it meant she could also find their group very quickly.
In true Japanese form the boat was due to leave at 8:30am and despite having to get through lots of speeches and get all 600 kids on board it left at exactly 8:30am. If anyone is interested in seeing what they are doing there is an excellent blog that is updated regularly. Unfortunately it is all in Japanese, but the pictures are great. Shonen no fune If you look very carefully in the third picture above you may be able to spot Masaki.... I could find him immediately! Here's hoping he is still standing upright when they arrive back on Tuesday.
And yes, this is the same journey Emily took 3 years ago... only on a slightly different boat!
And yes, this is the same journey Emily took 3 years ago... only on a slightly different boat!
It seems to be a great trip. I'm just pleased I never had to organise such a happening. But what an experience for the kids. The blog link is great too. I have enjoyed following it - and trying to work out just what is happening.
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