May 3rd.

Saturday

The 3rd of May, 2014

What a magical Spring day in The City. 

We packed and went back to Handanuma for a picnic 

to see the last of the Sakura by the lake. 

I want to see a wild bear in Japan and apparently there are bears 

in the surrounding woodlands. 

We seemed to be taking quite a bit of kit for a simple picnic ........ 

Plus my new hiking stick; perfect for fending off a wild bear. 

 Chikako setting out the luncheon in the 25C sunshine. 

The last of the cherry blossoms; the wind was blowing the blossoms gently away. 

My video effort was not so spectacular unfortunately. 

After finishing lunch, we went for a stroll through the woods. 

Amazingly, there were swing sets at random intervals.