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This is a story about an
international couple raising and home educating three
young boys on a small island in Japan, half living in
buses, engaged in organic, self-sufficient farming in
the middle of a mountain forest while dealing with
climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages
are about pretty much anything and everything all guided
by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes,
Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our
ongoing crazy adventure.
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August 7, 2023 -
Facebook Post - TYPHOON KHANUN COMING
We spent about a week harvesting food including, 22 bunches of bananas from our
farm and tons of veggies and especially herbs from our home garden ahead of what
will be almost a direct hit from a category one typhoon sometime tomorrow. This
is a picture of the entry to our home and garden where we grow a lot of our
veggies and herbs. A few bitter melon gourds are hanging from a net made out of
jute. Anyway we are prepared for tomorrow and what should turn out to be a crazy
storm.
August 8, 2023 -
Facebook Post - TYPHOON KHANUN HAS ARRIVED
We are now in a strong section of the eyewall of Typhoon Khanun and getting
slammed with strong winds and torrential rains. We spent days preparing for this
(please read my previous post) and are getting through it with apparently no
problems. There is a chance even my bitter melon gourds will be okay. Thanks to
all of you who reacted, commented, and sent your prayers and thoughts on my
previous post.
August 9, 2023 -
Facebook Post - Hey Friends. Thank you very much for your prayers and
concerns about the typhoon. The storm is moving away now but still the winds are
pretty strong and getting torrential rains. We drove to our farm and to a few of
the beaches close to our home while our location was in the eye of the storm. A
lot of the banana trees were leaning and most likely will need to be propped up
again. Our home garden, which was mostly harvested, made it through. The house
and the other buildings sustained no damage. Again thank you very much for your
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August 13-15, 2023 - This was overnight trip
number 47 and was for three days and two nights. This trip was all about picking
up after the typhoon. We Then we tried to go to the beach before returning home
but it was closed. This trip was all about working on the B corner section of
the mountain for a possible view and campsite. went to the beach close to our
home and it was closed. We went to our private beach and played around for maybe
about an hour and then went home.
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August 20-22, 2023 - This was overnight trip
number 48 and was for three days and two nights. The first day of the trip we
did not work. We went to the mountain and set up for camping and then went to
the fireworks festival. Then the second day the real estate agent who sold us
the mountain showed up at the campsite. We continued working on B and now there
was a great view of the reservoir and the decision to move the campsite there
was made. Packed turmeric.
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August 27-29, 2023 - This was overnight trip
number 49 and was for three days and two nights. This trip was all about working
on the B corner section of the mountain for a possible view and campsite and
moving four types of banana trees from the farm to the mountain.
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