An Unexpected Meeting

 On Memorial Day, we decided to go on an adventure!  Well, really we decide to go do something that was on our bucket list.  We decided to go to Safari Land, mainly because it was only 2 hours away and sounded fun.  Plus, I had researched it and my phone said it could get us there.  We were excited and headed off into the sunrise.  It was a solid 2 hour drive.  We did a majority of it on the Sanyo, or the Expressway, to the tune of Y2870 (or $25) in tolls... ONE way. I know, makes you feel better about your toll roads, now, doesn't it!

The road after the Sanyo was also quite nice.  Unfortunately, we had some unpleasant company.  A cop on a motorcycle waved us over.  He did not speak English, but he spoke more than I spoke Japanese!  He came to the window, told us the speed limit was 70 kilometers per hour and Dan had been doing 91.  Ouch!

The policeman went back to his motorcycle for a bit, then came to the window and asked Dan to step out to his motorcycle with him.  I think I'd have been worried had it been a car, but I wasn't worried about Dan being hauled off to jail on a motorcycle!

They were out there FOREVER!  It was well over 30 minutes.  Dan came to take the phone to use the google translate (which was not as helpful as he'd hoped) and the cop had to pull out a dictionary to help explain, but they muddled through.  There was a ton of paperwork, and eventually, Dan walked away with a ticket.  

What was the damage, you ask?  Y15,000 or $130, which had to be paid by June 1, but could be paid locally at a post office or bank.  We refused to let it dampen our enthusiasm, and carried on at a more sedate pace.