Going to the beach!!

Yesterday Mika and I went to the beach for the day. It`s the first time i`ve been to the beach in Japan and the first time Mika has been to the beach for two years. The bridge in the background is Akashi Bridge which links Awaji Isand and the mainland.

It`s been really hot the last few weeks and really really hot late last week so it was nice thinking about going for a swim. It took us about 40mins to get to the beach by train. It felt strange going to the beach by train but the train station was just across the road from the beach.

The beach wasn`t sand like the Gold Coast but the water was blue and cold so it was good enough. There was heaps of families all setup with shades, tables and lots of beer. Everywhere you go in Japan you can drink. Drinking in public is legal so everyone does it. They even had surf life savers patrolling the tiny beach.