Hello all! I`ve made it. I am in the hotel lobby in Osaka. It`s 6 in the morning right now. Charles is still asleep upstairs. I didn`t sleep well at all. It`s a pain in the butt to type on this computer. The Japanese keyboard layout is different from what I am used to so I am reduced to hunt and peck. Aggrivating this situation, many of the keys have had their letters worn off so I keep hitting s instead of d. And the space bar doesn`t always work.

I am keeping a hand written diary so when I get back I will see if I have the energy to transcribe it. Yesterday`s exploits took up 4 pages. I am not going to keep up that pace for the whole trip I think.

My back hurts from sitting on this stool so I will log off now.

Ciao!