Stoicism or lunacy

Ok today we earned our "stoic photogs in the face of seriously manky weather" badges. Or "lunatics' badges" depending on your point of view.  We were stood on the coast (photos 3 & 4) in a howling wind, horizontal snow & hail, 1 degree temp, with a wind chill of -11, either knee deep in snow or on a jetty being sprayed with freezing sea water, trying to capture the perfect wave... as you do.
I ended up lowering the tripod and kneeing as the wind was making the tripod shake.
I got pretty wet & extremely cold so while the rest of the crew went back to the Tori gate for sunset (yeah right - check out those clouds), I went back to the hotel and climbed into an onsen at a stonking 41 degrees. Bliss!

I seem to have an (unhealthy?) obsession with Japanese toilets... today's made me laugh out loud.  So I walk into the restroom... I open the cubicle door and I kid you not... the loo seat lifts and a light comes on IN the loo!  If we go back there tomorrow I'm going to video it coz I bet no one believes me - seriously bizarre & hilarious at the same time.
I discovered a truly beautiful, smooth sake last night, so smooth you wouldn't even know it was alcoholic - but a red is calling, so I'm off to get on the outside of a cheeky little Chilean cab sav.
Sayonara

No snow round this Tori gate today - all washed away by big waves

Ever seen a staircase full of snow?

Wet

and wetter!