I decided to stay home and wait for my package to be delivered. Nice lazy Sunday. When I later checked the tracking number, it said they tried to deliver, but no response! They never rang my doorbell… Shortly before 4 pm, I headed off to my pizza making party in the next town over, Kanra. Google maps gave a scenic route option. I went behind my apartment into some paths among so many fields and farmland. I had to frequent check my gps, which is not accurate and jumps all over the place. The compass arrow always faces in the wrong direction. Somehow I managed. It led me down this steep path by a river dam. The path was overgrown and narrow, and then promptly disappeared into a field. I cut across back onto a road, and then over the bridge. The river is quite pretty. I saw some more white egrets/cranes. I’ve seen so many of them since coming here! Especially when passing rice fields, there were six of them!

Eventually I ended back up on a main road and found my destination. There are not a lot of sidewalks so I drove on the really narrow roads. People gave me plenty of passing space though. I really want to get a helmet because it makes me nervous. The ALT had a whole house, very traditionally Japanese. We made pizzas in her oven/microwave. It was a good, filling night. So much delicious food. We had cookies, chips, and even vegan chocolate cake!

It was already quite dark when I left so I decided to stick with the main roads. Better lit and less confusing ha. My bike light in the front works automatically, but I need to get batteries for the back light. The first part of the journey was kinda harrowing because the sidewalk was covered with plants growing up through the cracks. A bit of dodging was required. I made it home well enough and much more quickly than the ride there.