Andy's place https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/ ブログの説明を入力します。 ja Hai-Ku! アメンバー限定公開記事です。 https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/amemberentry-11377016515.html Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:57:00 +0900 It is hot in Tasmania today Andy's placeToday, the city of Hobart is the warmest capital city in Australia. I never saw this before. This morning, the temperature was 15 C but it rose to 38 C this afternoon.
I will be traveling to Japan tomorrow.


I think I will enjoy a little cooler weather there.
]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-11175104898.html Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:01:48 +0900 Motorbike trip to Swansea
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Today I went with a group of motorbike riders on a ride from North Hobart to Swansea which is on the east coast of Tasmania. The ride started at 10:00 with a few stops along the way for fuel and coffee.
We went mostly by backroads rather than the main roads.
Some of Tasmania's roads are very good for motorbike riding. Lots of bends and generally not bad road condition.
It was a fine day
]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10799809254.html Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:07:37 +0900 Sydney - Hobart Yacht Race Andy's place
There is a big sailing event in Australia that starts on December 26th. It is the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Boats in length from 10m to 30m take part. There were over 80 yachts that started the race but a few did not finish. About 70 boats did finish and the last one arrived before New Year's eve. Here is an image of the yachts berthed in Hobart .

The biggest yacht in the fleet and the first one to arrive was the 30m long yacht 'Wild Oats'. The boat is berthed in Sydney but has sailed in many places around the world.


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I took this image as the boat was sailing past the south-eastern part of the Tasmanian coast at a place called 'The Iron Pot'.
 ]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10755777634.html Sun, 02 Jan 2011 09:56:26 +0900 Yabusame I just came back home after 3 weeks of working in Japan.
I enjoyed the work making sails and it was good to meet many friends from years before.

I went to Zushi beach last Sunday (November 27th) and there was an event where horseback riders use archery while riding. It is called Zushi Yabusame Warrior Procession. The saddles are traditional-style and the costume of the archers is also traditional hunting style.

It would be very difficult to balance on the horse and do archery. They have to shoot at 3 targets in succession so there is no time to recover from the smallest errors before shooting the next arrow.

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There were 4 male riders and 2 women riders.
Yabusame is practiced all over Japan as part of Shinto rituals.

I like the traditions of Japan very much. I hope that Japan can keep it's traditions for the future.
]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10720588120.html Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:52:58 +0900 Motorbike Andy's place
Hi there,
I started riding motorcycles in Japan and enjoyed the trip from my apartment in Kamakura to Yokohama. When I returned to Australia, I brought the motorbike with me. It is a Kawasaki ZZR 250.
I have enjoyed riding this motorbike in Australia too. I have ridden it from Melbourne to Sydney and back and around Tasmania.




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I think sometimes it would be nice to have a larger motorbike for Australia but actually it is a good size for my weight.

]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10688246656.html Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:54:56 +0900 Kookaburra Andy's place

I went with my wife for a drive in the country. We saw many birds. The kookaburra is quite common in the country area. They have a unique sound so are easy to find by just listening. Kookaburras look tough and sometimes they look like they are happy. I don't know why...

]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10674495159.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:15:12 +0900 Manga I found out the way to put the images so they can be viewed by anyone today.
Anyway, I like manga.
I like the following ones:
Naruto and Naruto Shippuden
Hajime no Ippo
Slam Dunk
Arakawa under the Bridge (but I cannot find English subtitles yet)

Also I enjoyed Hayao Miyasaki's series of animation.

Japan anime is so much better than western cartoon and comics.
]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10660405116.html Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:37:08 +0900 Grand Terminus Hotel On the way, I stopped in Bairnsdale, Victoria. I could stay overnight at the Grand Terminus Hotel. It was cheap for a room. The room was nothing special but there was a nice evening meal available in the public bar and it looked like a nice building from the outside.

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]]> https://ameblo.jp/kattobiandy/entry-10655563546.html Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:40:27 +0900 sailing on the river Andy's place
I make less text but put some more images.
Here is an image of the river in my home town.
It was from last December when there were many yacht races.
Sailing is not so expensive here.
That is summer-time.
The water is cold in Winter.
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