Hakuba!

Hello My Dear Great Ones,

Celia and I took our annual Chinese New Year vacation ski trip in Japan this past week.  This year we went to Hakuba Valley located 44 kms west from Nagano.  It is famous for its incredible scenery and is called the  Alps of Japan.  The valley has several different ski resorts that you can access via free shuttle busses.  Our first day was rubbish as the Brits say.  Rain!  Slush, fog.  Celia just stayed at our lodge and I slushed around for a couple of hours.  The next four days however were

 decent with plenty of sun and fun.   On Tuesday we went to Happo One, Wednesday Tsugaike, Thursday Hakuba 47, and Friday Sanosaki.  All were excellent in their own right and it was fun to try a new area every day.  Celia and I both were astounded by the scenery.  Here are a few samples:

Hakuba is a wonderful place. 

Have a great week.

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk