Adventures in Japan

Ahoy me geriatric hearties!

While internationally September 19th was International Talk Like A Pirate Day, in Japan it was Respect for the Aged Day. Hooray for old pirates! Hooray for a long weekend! Which for Tyler & me means two days off in a row! We celebrated by riding our flashy new bikes about town. It was fun, and not altogether painful. Know why? Because I splurged a bit for a bigger bike with three, count 'em, three, speeds. The extra inch in the frame was worth the money in and of itself, but I didn't think the extra gears would matter much because the terrain around our apartment is pretty flat. But man, what a difference they make. Now I feel bad that Tyler's bike can't go all fast too. Plus my bike is better because it's red.

There's another national holiday on Friday for the equinox, but I don't know if that one will have anything to do with bikes.