Hmm, maybe all the luck drained out of those shirts because the embroidery machine poked too many holes. Whatever the reason, the poker gods were NOT smiling on us last night. We both walked out with lighter wallets and heavy hearts.
Today was a new day though, and we weren’t going to let our defeat bring us down. We decided to go down to Jogashima, a small island off the tip of Miura peninsula. Supposed to be nice walking trails, a lighthouse, and good beachcombing. It turned out to be as nice as we’d heard, even though we didn’t find the lighthouse. There was a beautiful park (full of some very calm, but very mangy-looking feral cats), with trails that led down the cliffs to the beach. The beachcombing was great. The shore was rocky in many places, so there were lots of tide pools to investigate (not sure whether the little kid or the scientist in me was more intrigued). In the sandy areas between the rocks, there were huge deposits of sea “stuff.” Broken china, beautiful shells, and more sea glass than I’d ever seen. I’ve collected sea glass for a while, but at my favorite beach in North Carolina, it’s not that abundant. We went to Cape Charles, Virginia, before coming to Japan last summer, and I had more luck there, but this was like striking the mother lode. The mayor of Cape Charles had been lamenting some new beach cleaning operation that would make finding sea glass nearly impossible. This was devastating for her, because she created and sold artwork made of the stuff. I’m thinking of writing her a letter and offering to collect and ship her authentic Japanese sea glass. Nothing like a 20-pound box of broken glass to make the customs inspectors scratch their heads.
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