Looking for Windsurfers

 I thought it would be fun to go to Tsukuihama beach today and take some pictures of the windsurfers. It's Sunday so I thought there would be a lot of people out windsurfing. Wrong!

There were only a few people at the beach.

This was the only person out on the water. So, I moved on to see what else I could take pictures of.

One guy was fishing.

Then I found two guys getting their fishing boat ready to go out fishing.

This could be interesting.

They shoved their boat down to the waters edge using some portable skids on the sand.

There was another guy taking pictures at the same time as I was.

They're getting ready for the last push to get the boat into the water.

And, off they go! Now what do I do?

Seagulls! 

It's a good thing I had a 100-400mm zoom telephoto lens on my camera. These seagulls are very shy and if you get too close they fly away.

This one is cleared for takeoff!

As I get closer to Miura beach I see that there are still some daikon radish drying in the sun.

Well, well, well... this is a nice surprise. 

A bunch of classic American cars driving down the beach road (route 134).

Some of the drivers waved at me when they saw I was taking their picture.

All the cars were in excellent condition.

Walking back toward Tsukuihama beach. Back pass the daikon radish.

Back at Tsukuihama and now there are a few more windsurfers out on the water.

One lonely windsurfer on the right side of the picture.

A nice big fat cloud hanging over them.

Last shot of the day: windsurfers with the Bōsō Peninsula behind them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mike

A Rainy Day in Yokohama

It was the day after it snowed. It was a cold wet day and I wanted to get out of the house and go for a walk. The weather report said it would be a nice day... they were wrong! I arrived in Yokohama around 10:00am and it was raining. I started walking thinking that the rain would stop and the sun would shine; I was wrong.  When I arrived in Yamashita park I started to think that I should go home. Then I decided that I would go to the Harbor View Park and take a picture of the Sundial, then I'd go home.

Mission accomplished!

After I walked around the Harbor View Park I started to feel better about the bad weather. I noticed that more people were walking around. 

The rain and wind slowed down, using an umbrella became optional.

I put my umbrella in my backpack so that my hands would be free to hold the camera and take pictures.

Other people continued to use their umbrella. That made me happy because I like pictures of people with umbrellas.

I call this "Portrait of a Woman in the Rain".

Same goes for this one.

By now I was in Chinatown looking for a place to eat lunch.

I was in the mood for some Miso Hoikoro (stir-fried pork and cabbage in miso). 

On my way to the restaurant I kept passing by more people. These people weren't going to let a little bad weather ruin their day. 

After lunch I was back pot taking pictures.

Walking around Chinatown is fun!

Couples like to share an umbrella.

Sharing an umbrella is a good excuse to be closer to each other.

Main Street Chinatown.

By now it was about 2 o'clock pm and I was heading back to the train station in Hinodecho.

It was still raining.

I went underground to get dry.

When I came back out the rain had stopped!

The birds came out to greet me!

Getting closer to Hinodecho.

Standing in front of the train station taking a few more pictures before going in to catch a train.

Last shot of the day: There's always one guy that can't stay in the crosswalk.

Despite the bad weather I had a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mike