Chicken Sarad

So it`s Saturday night now and I am tired. Yesterday was a big day up on the mountain. There was a lot of snow. I was riding through stuff up to my knees for a lot of the day. It was very tiring. I liked it a lot though.

The weather on the mountain is constantly changing. It seems to change between fine and snowing every 10 minutes or so. Also, depending on how high you are up the mountain, you can go from being able to see all of the surrounding territory, to being unable to distinguish whether you are looking at the land or the sky. Riding in the white out conditions can be pretty scary. Especially when you don't really know what is coming up.

It is snowing again now. I am hoping that there will be a big dump tonight. There was around 30cm last night, which is fantastic, but here in Niseko, that is only an average day. If there is somewhere over the 45cm mark, I won't know what to do with myself tomorrow. I guess I will probably just throw myself down the hill as fast as I can and try not to run into anything that will hurt too much. I can't wait.

I've just enjoyed a wonderful meal at one of the numerous izukaya places around town. They are an informaly dining option and generally serve simple but delicious food. And beer. Tonight Tony and I enjoyed some salmon sashimi, followed by akotori pork, grilled mackerel and grilled squid. It was fantastic. And cheap. That meal, with a beer each, came to just under ¥2000 each. Very tasty and I am extremely satisfied.

Now I am very tired and I think that I will be going to bed soon. Today has been a big day, not quite as big as yesterday because I haven't been up the mountain tonight, but still tiring. I am looking forward to getting a good night's sleep so I can rest my tired bones.

I think that I might have to try and track down some karaoke for later in the week.