Travelog for: Chompy

Hello.  I live in Florida, and the swamp is my favorite place!  I've added some photos of me living it up in my natural environment.

Swampy.

Here I am relaxing at home looking through a family album.

I went to Nevada and got to play some slots and go to a UFO conference.  It was out of this world!

I also went to Arizona.  It was hot!

I went with my owners to Medieval Times, where I saw the knights jousting; and then for a fun-filled day at Sea World to experience the likes of Shamu and other sea creatures.  I had a blast!!!!!

I visited New Zealand and saw some beautiful scenery. I hiked in Tongariro National Park (it's that volcano you can see in the background), and got to hang out by the amazingly blue lake, Tekapo.

I even got to go see Isengard! -- The site of the famous battle between the Tree Ents and Saruman's Orcs in Lord of The Rings!

Isengard
Isengard photo

Don't worry, Saruman wasn't around. I think he left a long time ago.

I visited the Southern 45th parallel. It's halfway between the equator and the south pole! The only places where you can visit the southern 45th parallel are here in New Zealand, and in Argentina! Plus, the only land further south that you can go to in the world, other than New Zealand and Argentina, is Antarctica!

(well, there might be some islands down there too).
Bonus: it took me a while to figure out why I was halfway between the equator and the south pole, but the mileage to each wasn't exactly equal. Do you know why?

Hey, where is Ninja? where is Samurai?

This is my first meal in Japan!!
They call this "Tonkatsu".
Originally it came from the Western countries as pork cutlet.
Now it is one of very popular and home-cooking food in Japan.

yum...yum... <3 

This is "Shikoku-mura", open-air museum located in the southern foothills of Mt. Yashima.
Traditional farmhouses are reconstructed in their original forms.
Step back to the almost-forgotten past of traditional Japan!!

Hey, Sorry, I forgot to tell you about Taiyaki.
Taiyaki is a Japanese sweets!!
Taiyaki --- "baked sea bream" is a fish-shaped cake.
Wow, seet red bean paste in it.


more about: Taiyaki

Zenigata Sunae is a giant sand sculpture of an old coin, curved about 2m deep in the white sand on the beach.
Its size is East-West 122m and North-South 90m.

It was made in 1633 by farmers and fishermen, when Lord Ikoma IV visited this area.
Maybe people wanted to please him.
Today this coin is the symbol of the city of Kanonji.
Twice a year it is carefully remodeled by volunteers.

We can see its whole view from hilltop.
Look at the people on the beach.
How they are small compared with Zenigata!

We had much rain, Japan's rainy season called Tsuyu.
And now it's gone and the real summer arrives.
Can you see the Seto Ohashi Bridge over the Inland Sea?

Seto Ohashi Bridge

The port of Takamatsu is called "Sunport".
Today one big guest is anchoring 

Can you see Mt. Yashima's flat peak over there?
I will go there and look around the whole city, maybe tomorrow.