Weekend 11: January 15 - 16, 2022
Day 75: January 15, 2022
Saturday: Flight back home
Hey guys! So this is it, my last day here in Osaka. 😔😔😔 Since my flight is at 12NN. I didn't have time to squeeze in any short trips like what my Japanese family and I would usually do before. Instead, I double-checked my luggage and cleaned my room that morning.
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| Woke up to a beautiful morning here in Kumatori in Osaka |
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| Here's my breakfast for today |
When I went down, Mr. Toshi already cooked breakfast for us. While eating, we had a chat about travel plans for the future. After the meal, he helped me with my luggage and with the reservation for the bus going back to Rumoi City.
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| Time to say goodbye to Mr. Toshi's home |
We left the Kameyama Residence a little before 11AM. With us are Ms. Taeko, Ms. Sawa, and baby Karin. We arrived at Kansai International Airport Terminal 2 at 11:30AM.
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| See you in Hokkaido, Mr. Toshi and family. |
Since it was a domestic flight, the check-in process was easy. It took me less than 20 minutes to accomplish my tasks. After that, I bid my Japanese family farewell with our customary hugs. I then proceeded to the boarding area.
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| KIX - CTS |
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| Boarding time! |
I boarded Peach Aviation flight MM109 at around 11:55AM. The flight left Osaka (KIX) exactly at 12NN and arrived at New Chitose Airport at 1:55AM.
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| A bird's eye view of Osaka |
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| New Chitose Airport Station |
After picking up my luggage, I ate late lunch at the Yoshinoya restaurant at the airport. From there, I rode the JR Rapid Airport (1680yen) going to Sapporo Station.
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| Waiting for the bus at Sapporo Station |
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| Boarding the Engan Bus to Rumoi City |
There were delays due to snow pile-ups on the tracks luckily, I reserved the 6PM bus to Rumoi City, not the 4:10PM one as I arrived at Sapporo Station at around 4:30PM. I just ordered coffee at Starbucks and waited for my bus.
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| Stopover at Uryu Roadside Station |
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| Touchdown Rumoi City! |
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| Arrived at Rumoi and was greeted with snow... snow... and tons more of snow |
The Engan Bus trip took around 3 hours and 12 minutes. When I arrived at the Motokawacho bus stop, I was overwhelmed with the amount of snow that has accumulated in the 2 weeks that I was gone.
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| Home sweet home |
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| Warming up the house before calling it a day |
When I got home, I only got the energy to inform my family and Mr. Toshi that I'm safely home. Well, that wraps up my 75th day here in Japan.
Day 76: January 16, 2022
Sunday - Last Day of my Winter Vacation
Today is the last day of my winter vacation. I spent most of the morning unpacking my luggage from my recent trip. However, I was still tired from the trip, hence, I wasn't able to unpack everything I just removed all the perishables.
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| Writing some articles for The Backpack Adventures |
My morning was spent writing articles for my blog and most of it was uneventful, well not until the afternoon though as an unexpected letter arrived...
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| Received the Certificate of Eligibility for my family. |
It was the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) that I applied for last January 4. Opening it was a very tense experience. Thankfully, the COE was approved which means that once I send this to my wife, they would already be able to apply for a Dependent Visa and can come here to Rumoi City to be with me.
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| I went out to buy some groceries |
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| Check out the snow on the bus stop near my house |
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| Grocery at COOP Rumoi |
That letter made my day. That night, my wife and I celebrated over video making today a very memorable day.
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