I Saw Kathy Kissing Peko-Chan...

Christmas eve day Kathy (who is an excellent driver!) drove the four of us to Kamakura with promises of the world's tastiest waffles at one of the many fantastic little restaurants in our favorite Japanese town. She adroitly motored across the Miura Peninsula, along Zushi Beach, and into Kamakura. After a short narrated tour of the main drag, she turned left onto a very narrow street - beckoned by one of those ubiquitous semi-official men waving large wands that resemble light sabers. Another helpful Japanese gent very professionally guided her into a primo parking spot from where we alighted just steps from the main drag.


Unfortunately the famous waffle restaurant was closed, so we lunched in the Fujiya restaurant, home of  Peko-chan. This cute young lady is not only a long-time favorite character in Japan, she is also Kathy's alter ego (well, one of them). We especially love her around the holiday season. She was in front of the store, all decked out in Christmas red, so who could resist a loving buss on the cheek...even if it did make her head bobble a bit (Peko's, not Kathy's). I always enjoy bringing Kathy to Peko places because her unabashed cuteness (Peko's AND Kathy's) always fills us with joy .


The remainder of the day we meandered the little shopping street, munched on freshly baked rice crackers, bought Kate a really cool hat, petted a CC look-alike cutout cat, and noted the "White House" complete with Texas Flag. 

On our return trip to Yokosuka, Kathy once again demonstrated both her driving and navigational perspicacity by first finding the Yoko-Yoko expressway, then cleverly leaving it at the Zushi exit to avoid a traffic jam, thence winding through very long tunnels and unfamiliar roads right back to the CFAY main gate. 


We all avow that Kathy-san certainly earned and deserves her very special Peko-chan holiday gifts this year. Peko would be proud as punch. We certainly are.