Friday, March 13, 2015

Back on the Road again ..... after a long vacation!!

Oklahoma to South Carolina

As you may notice, there are many photos of various Japanese food.  Tomo was very happy to be able to satisfy his longing for Japanese food without the North American price tag!!  Not sure that he was able to get his fill but he did his best!!  
Hong Kong, China

Street Vegetable Market in China.

Hong Kong, China
Buffet Breakfast in Japan

Wonderful dinner of Gyoza in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Japan

Wonderful out of the way restaurant in Kutsuki, Shiga Japan

Our DELICIOUS set lunch for the day in Kutsuki, Shiga.

Home town of Uji, Kyoto Japan,  Byodoin Temple

Dinner out with old friends from childhood.

One of the newest 'Bullet' Trains (Shinkansen)
Riding the night trains in Japan are a wonderful experience!!

Another night train but a bit more fancy!!

The Station lunch box meals are a must when you ride the trains!!

One of Tomo's favorite meals, deep fried pork cutlet and all the trimmings.

Some of the first fresh raw fish after getting home!  Beautiful and Delicious!

The UPS of Japan, known as 'KURONEKO' (Black Cat Delivery Service)
Lovely ski day in the snow in Hokkaido with some favorite little friends and their DAD!

Winter in Northern Japan is handled well with a lovely hot meal cooked in one pot called 'NABE'.

Quick trip to Yokohama, Kanagawa to have dinner with a friend in Chinatown

THE MOUNTAIN OF JAPAN ...  Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka, Japan.  (from the train)

Have Bike, will travel!!  Rental bike in Kyushu. 

Touring free in Southern Kyushu.  Sakurajima Volcano near Kagoshima, Kyushu.

The Gate of Utsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, Hiroshima.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Special posts from Tomo's new Video set up!!

Please enjoy a view from Tomo's truck!! 

We can ride along with him this way!




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8sEQV6xsB8




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfAj9dp7rWQ

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Getting Things UP-TO-DATE ........


Lil brush fire  (11/25) 



Babysitting is not my strong suit..... (11/25)


Philadelphia, PA   (11/26)


New Hampshire Bound  (11/26)


90 minutes and 3.5 miles and counting
Northeast traffic  (11/27)


3200 miles away from HOME (Pacific Northwest) 
and the soaking cold rain makes it feel like home!! 
IRONIC!!  (11/27)



Paddle boarding in ice floating pond.  
Very Wrong.  11/28/2013


Just the tip of the iceberg!  11/28/2013


Beautiful morning here in New Hampshire.
11/28/2013


Thanksgiving morning New Hampshire Style.
11/29/2013


Thanksgiving * Fall Paddleboarding * Freezing!!
11/29/2013


Stage 1:  Eat
Stage 2: Massage
Stage 3: Pass out
Stage 4: Go back to Stage 1
11/29/2013


Phase 10 kinda night!  11/29/2013


Producer of CAR TALK
Dewey, Cheetham,& Howe
in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA.
11/29/2013


Evening cruise in downtown Boston, MA
11/29/2013


If you're in downtown Boston, 
YOU ARE gonna come here!
I don't care who you are!!
11/29/2013


Late nigh OREO party.  Pleasure to meet you 
MEGA STUFF!!  11/29/2013


Went to Oguniquit, ME for the day.  
This make 49 out of the 50 States for me!!
12/1/2013


Ogunquit, Maine  12/1/2013


Maine is cold and icy!!
12/1/2013


Ogunquit, ME 
Cold beat at low tide  12/1/2013


She's bound for Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. 
12/6/2013


One of my top five favorites.  Gantry Crane. 
She is drop dead gorgeous!!
12/6/2013


Coast of Virginia, parked with windows wide open.  
Guessing it ain't gonna last long!!
12/7/2013


Satellite signal reaches as far as minus 24 ft. elevation!!
12/7/2013


Oversize load!! hahaha!!
12/8/2013


Sunday BEST!!  I can wear pink! 
Don't judge me!
12/8/2013


Two JD 6125M, One 845 Baler bound for
Ashland, VA and Lewisburg, WV.  12/11/2013


John Deere Round Baler  12/11/2013


John Deere #6125s Round Baler
Nothing runs like a DEERE  12/11/2013



Trucks gonna definitely run all night tonight!!
12/13/2013


Almost heaven, West Virginia ~ ♫
12/13/2013


Need a septic tank?? Got plenty of them!!
12/14/2013


Mechanical issues, haven't left 
West Virginia since loaded. 
Nothing major.
12/17/2013


Almost done!
12/18/2013


I know it ain't 100% accurate but after letting 
it sit in the sun on my trailer.  Was full tarping 
a load in this temp.  Not December temperatures, I know.
12/20/2013


Original load light vs. two of the four LED light bars. 
12/24/2013


Explosion of LED light bars. 
Can't see nothing when you face them. 
12/24/2013


My 'Christmas Lights'!!
12/25/2013


'Christmas lights Vol. '
12/25/2013


Jacksonville, Florida to Raleigh, North Carolina  
12/28/2013


It was suppose to be a legal load, turns out not....
Waiting on permits to be issued.  1/1/2014


Rest rea in Dillon, SC.   (1/1)
Had to shut down for the New Year curfew 
till noon on the 2nd of January.  OH JOY!!



Rigged this thing for the fuel leak from this grader!
This grader needs diapers.  1/1/2014


Waiting to board at Jacksonville International!  
Bound for Arkansas!  1/4/2014


Awesome wedding in Arkansas!  
Congrats to Shane and Marlaina.


Military Backhoe     1/10/2014


Army load.


Woke up to a sunny Sunday morning.  
New week, new spirit, new faith, and a new trailer.  
YES SIR!!!      1/12/2014


Getting loaded in North Carolina earlier this week.   1/16/2014


A little barbecue with friends..... Ohhhhh Yaaaa!


Sunny Sunday afternoon, kids playing in the park, 
someone taking a nap on the park bench!  Uh-huh!  1/20/2014


Condensation Trails, plenty of air traffic, 
blue skies in Tennessee.  1/23/2014


45,000 lbs of potting mix.  1/23/2014



One second commute to my office!   1/23/2014


Stroganoff Trucker Style!   1/23/2014


This guy unloading, beanie, muffler, gloves, coat and SHORTS!!
It was 50 degrees outside.  He said he was from Alaska.  
I know why he left!!     1/23/2014


46,000 lbs of Shingles     1/28/2014


Garden City, Georgia    1/30/2014


Electrical Switchgear, from Lake Mary, Florida 
to Garden City, Georgia.   1/30/2014


A clip of few trucks out of a convoy of 25.
Transporting windmill components from
Port of Savannah, Georgia to GE Pensacola, Florida. 
2/8/2014


Bunch of LandStar drivers on a sunny Sunday afternoon, 
who wouldn't whip out a couple of grills and start a 
hot dog/hamburger BBQ on the back of the step deck trailers?
2/10/2014


Unloading billboard structures in 
Apopka, Florida.  2/12/2014


I still like my LED light bars.  
Pays off on a job like this!!


Back to the same job site, this time
with a hydraulic hammer.   2/13/2014





2nd job site.  Putting up a Dunkin Donuts sign.  
Started at 14:00, ended at 24:00.    2/13/2014





Finished at midnight!!


Hoped to catch a wedding before my flight back home....
but a glitch and not able...


Hello Seattle!!   1/15/2014


Friday night Hockey in Seattle/Kent!


Nice morning view from my brother's house.   2/17/2014


So long Seattle.  It was short and sweet.  
RED EYE to JAX via JFK & ALT!!  2/17/2014


Sunny morning in JFK  New York.   2/17/2014


Home sweet home. 
Back to my truck in Jacksonville, Florida.  
Hope to find a load quick!!   2/18/2014


Love how it rains here in the south.  
Just dumps like crazy for a few hours tops and it is over.  
And what do you know, the sun comes back out with a breeze.  
Gonna be a relaxing weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. 
2/22/2014


Decommissioned aviation fuel tanker of the US Air Force. 
Hauling it from on AFB to another AFB to get refurbished.
2/27/2014


Wonder what it feels like 
when you get yanked down cross ways
 by the nose of your face with 1/2 inch links
.... hahaha    2/27/2014


Good morning to breakfast of toasted raisin bread!!
2/27/2014


Power pole columns from Alabama to Virginia. 
2/28/2014


Her (my truck) bill for a single meal ....
 is three times my food bill for a month!!
2/28/2014