Yokosuka Japan and Miss Stephanie (Mr. Mark's sister)

I stopped in Yokosuka to visit with Stephanie on my way back to Austin, from Bangkok. The morning after we arrived in Yokosuka, I awoke to a winter wonderland of of snow on the ground, trees, house, car, and everywhere. It was beautiful.

I have spent a lot of time with Stephanie in her classroom on the base where she teaches Japanese and English. We have exercised in the gym overlooking the bay and the ships.

One Saturday we went driving along the coast looking not only at the ocean with windsurfers and surfers and sail boats on our left, but also seeing a clear view of Mt Fuji in the distance coming closer as we moved into the mountains. We went to the hot springs and spent the day in a variety of hot spring baths: in doors and outdoors, a bath of coffee, one of tea, and one of sake, one of Dead Sea salt to float in, large ones and small ones, clothed in the tubs and pools for both genders and in our birthday suits in the tubs and pools for women. What a fun day! I return to Austin, Texas Friday. Tonight we had a pretty strong earthquake. The house really shook. We have had snow, rain, cold, warm, and now an earthquake. I think it is time to return to Austin.