Well it’s pretty much confirmed that we will be moving back to Ottawa on July 19th. I say pretty much because as with all government things, much paper shuffling has to take place. In the mean time we plan and prepare for our move. This means updating the inventory for the insurance which is a lot of work, and preparing to buy a house in Ottawa. If you recal we sold ours last fall.
So we have a house hunting trip coming up from May 15 to May 22. We will be consumed with looking at houses and making an offer on something we like. In my usual style, I’ve been pouring over the details of potential homes sent to me by our real estate agent and finding out that Ottawa is a reasonable “hot” market these days.
In the midst of all this we are trying to enjoy other parts of living in Japan. We went on a search for Wisteria two weeks ago at Kameido shrine in Tokyo. It turned out that we were a little early in the season. Some blossoms out but not everything fully in bloom.
We did see the new Tokyo Tower at its current stage of construction though. It is now taller than the old Tokyo tower and it is only about half complete.
In case you didn’t know, the old Tokyo Tower of the Godzilla movies is been vacated by all the communications companies soon. It’s too small now and much of their infrastructure is handled in other ways. There is a threat to tear it down but nothing confirmed yet.
The weather the past week has been fantastic and so we went to Kamakura to see some carving stuff and also see if we could find better wisteria. We couldn’t but did enjoy a good soba lunch that soon we will not be able to get anymore after we return to Ottawa.
And also a wedding party at the main shrine in Kamakura.
My brother Tim and his wife Lurene have also finally decided to visit Japan. Just in time too. They are coming in June and as soon as they leave we’ll have to get the movers in to pack up our house. Then we’ll live out of an embassy pack-up kit for several weeks. I wonder how Henry is going to take all this. It’s going to be quite a journey for him let alone the new surroundings (what ever they look like). It appears that we will travel JAL (their not bankrupt yet) back to Canada (Vancouver) as Air Canada does not accept pets between June and September. Then a fly Westjet to Ottawa. After reading Air Canada’s policies regarding pets, I prefer JAL anyway. Their policy sounds a lot nicer compare the two below:
Air Canada “Since Air Canada assumes no responsibility for the care or feeding of pets while in transit, it is most important that you prepare both the cage and the animal ahead of time“.
JAL “Pets traveling on Japan Airlines will be accommodated in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. The utmost care will be taken by Japan Airlines staff to ensure that pets travel safely.” and later on “Your pet will be kept in a climate-controlled room until just prior to departure. Pets are not placed on conveyor belts with other luggage. Pets are carefully carried to the plane by our ground staff. Your pet is then loaded onto the plane. Pets are carried on covered trailers to protect them from rain, wind, or other weather conditions“.
There’s more from JAL but you get the idea. JAL just sounds like a nicer experience than Air Canada.
Well we’re moving soon and what a lot of work it is.
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