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The pub where I’m a regular (I eat and sometimes perform with my friend on their stage) had their yearly picnic last Sunday. I’m afraid because of Covid-19 I’m not as regular as¹ I used to be, but they were nice enough to invite me anyway.

The BBQ was held at the Seaside Park Adventure Field. Before the tsunami, I sometimes went there for birding², but this was the first time I’d been there since the disaster³.

It’s really nice! A small building with toilets and a reception desk and a large area for barbecues.

Some people met at the restaurant and carpooled to⁴ the park but I decided I’d go directly there.

We met at the park around 11:00 and started cooking (the non-cooks like me just watched and drank) right away. There was soup (imoni?), fish and beef and everything in between⁵. Of course way too much food but we did our best⁶ to eat it all!

The weather was cool and drizzly⁷, but we were lucky that it didn’t rain.

Just as we were finishing, the sun came out and revealed a full rainbow!

There was one more treat in store for us⁹ before we broke up and went home. A group next to us had a shamisen concert!

3 elementary school students gave a concert and many people from all over the park came over to see it. They were really good – it was the icing on the cake¹⁰ for a very nice day.