Higashi Yoshino

Thursday, we headed out to Higashi Yoshino to join the group from Berkeley in a day of outdoor fun. Every 2 years they come out on an exchange and Shibby looks after them and arranges things when they are here. It is our regular summer trip to join them on the day they go out to Higashi Yoshino and enjoy the river, camp fire and fun with the kids. It takes about one and a half hours from our house into the heart of the mountains. These are the only 2 photos I took! The river was so cold and clear it was beautiful. But despite the heat outside, I was only able to last in the water for 10 minutes. Then it was time to sleep on the river bank with my Spider man Comic!