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Kashima Here I Come!

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  KASHIMA, HERE I COME!    Please see below for the Japanese translation!  I could not be any happier with these pictures that I took in our own backyard. Thank you, Setsuko, for your amazing gardening skills!     Kashima, here I come! Setsuko and I previously took a short trip to Kashima, a very nice coastal community close to a large lake. We very much enjoyed Kashima and thought it would be a good place for a second home.  In addition, my cycling scene has become quite complicated due to the cycling rules and related insurance guidelines.  Because of the pinched nerve in my neck, I decided to get the following bike.  https://www.icetrikes.co/products/sprint-x-tour-recumbent-trike   While it is a great bike, it is challenging to ride this bike on the bike paths in our current area, as those paths can be very crowded.     As we struggled with these issues, we realized that Kashima would be the perfect solution; ...