Wow, only 4 days since the last blog entry and they have all been action packed. We were taken out for a Japanese meal on Friday night with Phil and Barb along with their friends Lance and Noriko. We had a wonderful meal at Zakkushi, where we all shared tapas style Japanese dishes; from the adventurous tongue and quails eggs to fresh radish salad and grilled asparagus. It really got us excited about the next leg to Japan starting tomorrow. Many thanks to Lance an...

So, we've finally started out on our big adventure after A LOT of waiting!! We've been in Vancouver/Vancouver Island a week now but it feels like lot longer already, which is great! We're over the jetlag and are settled into Canadian time now, until next week when we go to Japan! We arrived last Friday after a (relatively) smooth journey - I was a little nervous about the US immigration in Dallas, having heard that it was very strict, so of course Dave sailed on...