There is something so nice about staying (and living) in one location while we are traveling - there is no rush... Instead of needing to see tourist sights on our first day of the island, we just took it easy and settled in. Making late breakfast (after waking up between 2:30am-4:30am with the girls), doing grocery shopping to get some essentials (like fresh sashimi for dinner!), doing laundry and orienting ourselves in our new home away home. Finding new rhythm of life... and tracing old routines we had while we were here before.
We have limited online access while we are traveling and it has already been really liberating. I believe when there is little distraction from the outside world, we simply generate more from inside. Frido and I have been brainstorming a lot on his on-site design project (using Yakusugi, 1000+ years old cedar from the island), spending a lot of time with girls playing and sharing our thoughts about the travel so far, and taking the experience of being here through all senses.
We also took a quick tour of my grandfather's shed looking for some wood related tools that we can use for Frido's Yakusugi project. It's amazing to (once again) be with his belongings that he left behind. Neatly organized tools, nails and screws in all kinds of sizes, scrap materials he saved for future usage...
Please keep your fingers crossed that everyone sleeps through bit longer tonight...
