Packed, and ready to go

That’s it. In another 8 hours, we’ll be off to Sydney for a night, then Osaka the following day (stopover in Gold Coast just before).

It’s been nearly 20 months since we had a holiday together. Actually, this will be more a holiday for me than for Naoki; he will be in Japan for work for the 7 days out of 9. We even had to cut short our vacation at the onsen with his parents because of his clients.

I’ve getting smarter with packing now. I get the impression that Japan, or maybe Tokyo at least, isn’t tourist-friendly. Everything is fast-moving and unfailingly punctual. Back in March last year, lugging around the large bags in the underground stations, I constantly felt I was in the way of the pedestrians.

Once we get to Naoki’s parents’, we can offload the gifts and be freed of the 10kg of chocolate truffles, Manuka honey and blue cheese.

7 hours to go. I need my sleep now.