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Erika wrangling Gladys in the morning.08:26:46
Today's breakfast.10:24:54
Ogeechan and Erika playing with the entry phone.10:54:46
On the way to the station, somebody's garden.
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At the station. Me indulging my strange obsession with can coffee.12:00:45
On the ferry to Miyajima.12:21:55
In the shopping street on Miyajima.12:27:48
Yuko-san, who we met last year when she came to London with two of Chie's aunts last year - she works in one of the omiyage shops in Miyajima, so we popped in to say hello.
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...that picture again with Erika in shop.12:41:15
Green tea and some very fresh momiji-manju in Yuko-san's shop.12:41:22
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From the beach on Miyajima we could see Ginga, the ship we had our wedding reception on.12:56:17
Close up on Ginga.13:00:12
Recreating one of our wedding photos, plus Erika.13:00:18
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A quick picnic.13:28:14
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An improvised hat for Erika, it was unexpectedly sunny.
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Erika meeting her Great Grandmother for the first time. She was a big hit!14:05:38
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Moriwaki family picture.
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Next stop on our Moriwaki family crawl was to visit Masaru-san and Reiko-san, Chie's uncle and aunt, at their house / oyster processing factory (!). Here in shot is also one of Erika's second cousins Rin-chan.15:04:31
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...and another of Erika's second's cousins Mio-chan.
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Apparently Chie had also sat on this chair as a child.15:20:12
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Masaru-san is the oldest brother in the family, so I suppose that makes this Moriwaki headquarters.
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Heading for the ferry back to the mainland.16:29:33
A few pictures from the ferry on the way back.
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Our third stop on our family tour, another of Chie's uncles and aunts - Kazuyoshi-san and Naoki-san, who had their daguhter Sato-chan, her husband Yamasaki-san and their newborn baby Kohe-kun staying with them.17:12:52
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So here's Erika meeting another of her second cousins, Kohe-kun.17:45:32
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Erika seemed quite fascinated by him.17:49:50
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Me and Yamasaki-san with our respective babies.