August 22, 2004
More water and music

I might be the only person who swims laps in the ocean. I woke early and went for a swim before everyone got up. Being a cautious soul, I didn’t want to swim alone far from the shore so I swam out to the far side of the breakwater and did laps along its length for a while. The water had calmed down and cooled. It was a good energetic swim.

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Jo and Ashley cook brunch while Sarah looks on

After brunch, we headed into town and walked over to Ogi no Yu, a local sento. We bathed for an hour, enjoying the ocean view from the bath, then relaxed in the massage chairs for a while. It was lovely to be clean.

Jo took our groceries back to the campsite while the rest of us lounged in town and had a snack, then we were off to the final concert—Fanfare Ciocarlia and Kodo playing together. There were 2500 people crowded into the hilltop park.

Who’d’ve thunk that you could combine taiko drumming with gypsy music? But they did it, proving that Kodo are extremely versatile musicians. One number nearly brought me to tears — a duet/battle between trumpet and bamboo flute. Such different tones echoing and repeating the same notes and phrases. Breathtaking.

I think my favorite bit was two of Kodo’s drummers, carrying one drum between them arguing whether rice or noodles were better food. It was a rhythmic comedy sketch.

Kitsune-DON, Curry-DON, Niku-DON
Kitsune-uDON, Curry-uDON, Niku-uDON

Posted by kuri at August 22, 2004 11:59 PM

Comments

Oh Kristen! I just read your blog! Such a wonderful weekend ! Really enjoyed spending time with you! But honestly that photo!!! Oh well one cant always be ready for the most complimentary of shots! Hope you slept well my dear! Kisses to ya!
Sarah

Posted by: sarah on August 24, 2004 10:41 PM

Yeah, we’re all frowning…what was i doing wrong? Or was it Ash’s fault again?

Posted by: j-ster on August 25, 2004 04:28 PM

Yeah, what was i doing wrong? Or did Ash just ash in the sausages?

Posted by: j-ster on August 25, 2004 04:29 PM
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