Explorer man!
November 12, 2004
Since the woman’s in Korea over the weekend painting the town red with her friends, I’m left here all alone to sulk. It seems everyone and their neighbor is busy tomorrow and therefore unable to entertain me. Looks like I’ll have to keep myself company.
Because the weather’s cooperating and because I’m still not willing to let last week’s defeat by a mountain overtake my adventurous spirit, I’ve decided to embark on a one-man journey tomorrow. I’m going to overcome a huge challenge. Two actually.
Challenge the first:
I’m going to do something on my own. Although I’ve been here for 2 years, I’ve never gone out further than I can bike or take a quick subway trip on my own. I’ve always been with the woman or a friend. I’m going to have to find my way to Kyoto and then back relying only on my sometimes unreliable intelligence and wit.
Challenge the second:
I’m going to Arashiyama – another mountain. Luckily, this is a touristy place with temples and markets and vending machines. There are monkeys there that sometimes attack people. As Dennis said last week, I may be kidnapped by monkeys and be forced to marry the monkey princess. I hope she’s hot…
Wish me luck my friends. I hope to make it back in one piece with exotic treasures and coves of pictures to post to my heart’s delight.
