"One less thing to worry about. Government funding for national parks secure even if a shutdown. Rangers report early flowers, bird song, and every shade of green in Muir Woods. What's missing? Climate signage."
And from Barbara yesterday.
"Tokyo is an amazing city - had some great experiences, met some fun people at an izekaya, stumbled upon the Setsubun bean throwing at the Senso-ji temple and even saw Mt Fuji!
Off to Fukuoka for the pre-tour now."
Greg