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    2020 - Giles and Paula go to Japan

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    • GilesG
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      Yesterday we drove from Shikoku to Kojima.  I wanted to explore some of the interior of Shikoku, so we plugged Mima City into the GPS and headed off.

      This is where it took us….

      Not really what I was expecting  🙂 🙂

      To get off Shikoku, we had to cross the Seto Ohashi Bridge.  I first saw it about 10 years ago when I was in Kojima and always wanted to travel over it (sad, but true)….

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seto_Bridge

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • GilesG
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        This morning we went to a dairy farm with Fam Sarina….There is a little shop there, that sells ice cream made from the cow's milk, which I suspect why the kids like going to the farm so much... 😃 😃

        That was mine, but I made the mistake of giving it to Mia to carry up the stairs, I did not get it back…

        Keat took this, but it was well photo-bombed by Mia….

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • neph93N
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          Lovely kids… great pics. I’m a fan of bridges too.

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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          • den1mheadD
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            @neph93:

            Lovely kids… great pics. I’m a fan of bridges too.

            Agreed, looks like fun was had by all  🙂

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            • ChrisC
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              You allowed a small child to hold your ice cream, expecting to get it back?

              C'mon, Giles, that's a rookie move. You're better than that.

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              • GilesG
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                She has her own, so I thought I was safe…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • GilesG
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                  Most of the Kojima team. Thes guys and gals main responsibility (other than running the shop) is to QC products for shipment to IHUK and then pack and ship them.  A year ago, there were just 2 of them, in a month Sarina starts a 3 day week back in the store after her "I've had some kids" break…..This really is an indication of how IH has grown outside of Japan....

                  Some of the Kojima team packing stuff for IHUK…...

                  Haraki making a point…. 😃 😃 😃

                  In the evening H took us out to dinner with Mr "Heavy Heavy Ounce" and Mr "Heavy Nell"

                  Not me, framed against a Kojima sunset (apparently 3rd best place in Japan for sunsets)

                  Dinner was amazing, I remembered to take pics of the first 3 courses, then forgot for the last 3 or 4 ::) 😞
                  [img alt="IMG_7677.JPG"]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ihf-images/14003/1/15b197c7-0b5b-41fe-928e-de40fc77bac6.JPG

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • T
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                    Nice seeing everyone in Japan. Enjoy your vacation G&P.

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                    • GilesG
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                      In lounge on way home 😞 😞 😞 😞

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • Paul9221P
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                        Is H wearing an olive IHM-27 in that picture of him making a point?  Jacket looks great!

                        Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                        • GilesG
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                          He is, yes.  And we are re-releasing ODG and Black this year….

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • GilesG
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                            @jordanscollected:

                            Did Haraki like the idea of the OD buttons for "pimping"?

                            I ran out of time to ask, sorry.  I'll bring it up by email as soon as I can…..

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • Paul9221P
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                              @Giles:

                              He is, yes.  And we are re-releasing ODG and Black this year….

                              I've been waiting for this in olive since I had to pass on the original.  I'm pumped!

                              Blanket-line all the things!!!

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                              • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                The food you showed looks amazing !

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                                • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                  Cool decision to go there on his home turf this trip.
                                  Respect:)

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