Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems. Rene Descartes

ATP Day 16: Universal Studios Japan! Xander and dad went on the 2nd biggest rollercoaster and I tried on a bunch of cool Mario hats. We spent most of the day at Super Nintendo World. We bought wristbands to complete Bowser Jr key challenge and we went on the Donkey Kong coaster

ATP Day 15: Beach Day!

ATP Day 14. First we took a little trip to Himeji Castle and got to climb up it. Also we learned about the castle. Next we took a ferry to an island called Shodoshima and got a tour of a traditional soy sauce factory. They also had some very good ice cream.

We also stumbled across a band playing in a park.

ATP Day 13. First we took the train to Osaka Castle on the way people were breakdancing. Once we arrived at the castle we saw massive moats and one was dried up. Next we went to a place called Kuramon where we ate dinner while we were at the restaurant people were doing karaoke.

Correction: That was day 12. ATP Day 11 we toured the Shinsaibashi district of Osaka.

ATP Day 11. First we went to 7-11 and had breakfast. Next we took the train to Hiroshima and visited the A-bomb Dome. Also we spent some time learning and about the tragedy of 6/8/1945 ( the bombing of Hiroshima). Layne got a Sylveon out of a mystery box from the Pokemon Centre

ATP Day 10. First we went to a deer park, it was so awesome. We fed and pet the deer and one of them was screaming. Also, we walked through a bamboo forest which was super peaceful. Finally, we ate at a place called Ichiran that had these dividers and the ramen was really good.

ATP Day 9: We went to the oldest Buddhist temple in Japan. We went to the only Pringles store in the universe, and we got to do a bit of archery. We got to try grilled cow stomach. Finally we went to a Buffaloes baseball game against the Lions.

ATP Day 8. First we got waffles for breakfast at our hotel. Then we boarded our flight from Vancouver to Osaka. When we were on the flight we had two delicious meals. Also the flight was 11 hours once we landed in Osaka our family took 2 trains and we finally arrived at our home

APT Day 7. We had breakfast with nana and papa then we took the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver. Next we drove to the mall and got supper and Lindt chocolates. Finally we went to Walmart for airplane snacks. Goodbye

APT Day 6. Owen woke up at nana and papas. The rest of us stayed at an Airbnb. We went to see Chinatown and we went through an alley and a museum. We also went to fisherman’s wharf where we saw bull kelp, which is edible.

APT Day 5 we went from Whistler to Victoria. We took the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo. We got nanaimo bars in Nanaimo. Then we drove to visit Nana and Papa.

Across The Pacific ( A.T.P ) Day 4. Today we were going to visit my Uncle Bobby but he wasn’t feeling good. Then our family went to Whistler and on our way we saw and smelt smoke. Now that we are in Whistler we went for a walk to the Olympic plaza we got ice cream. Goodbye

Across The Pacific ( A.T.P ) Day 2. This morning we had pancakes which is my favourite breakfast. We got in the car and headed to a Royal Tyrell Museum and we saw some cool fossils. Also our family went to Banff were we skipped rocks on Lake Louise. Goodbye

Across The Pacific ( A.T.P )Today we left our hotel and saw mostly empty prairies with the occasional hill or two. Then we went to the Dinosaur National Park and got to see fossils. Also we are sleeping in Drumheller and we went to even better badlands. Goodbye

Across The Pacific ( A.T.P ). Day 1. We started at home packing the day prior then we went on our trip. We stopped at mickey d’s and everyone got hash browns and Mom and Dad got coffee. We went by Winnipeg and made it to Saskatchewan. Our family went to moose jaw and ate. Goodbye

Great listen while mowing the lawn.

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