12:05am when I rolled into the trailer park here at home..... This has truly been the longest day. I started Thursday morning in Japan, and woke up Japan time at 4am.(1pm Wednesday in Boise) Traded a few posts with Moosie and ElkTurd, went for my morning run (think of "Godzilla Attacks Tokyo" movie) out on the sidewalks of a dang big city. Few more posts, checked out at 8am Thursday, and took a taxi to the train station.
A 40 minute train ride to the city I was meeting at, then another Taxi to the Offices. 3 hours of intense/painful/aggravating meetings, and then back in the Taxi to the station. I caught a 12:13 train back into Tokyo, and made a really slick transfer at one of the enroute stations to an Express Train, and got to the ShinJuku station about 12.50pm, still on Thursday (maybe 9pm in Boise).
Then I got the Narita Express train to the Airport for a 70 minute ride to the airport. (No, the Tokyo airport is no anywhere near Tokyo.)
Taking a few shortcuts though the Narita airport, got me to check in, immigration, and then the United Red Carpet Lounge. Checked the HuntTalk.com pages, and saw no news form Elkturd.
Then went and took a shower and changed clothes.
5pm departure for the 9 hour flight back to Seattle, and by the magic of time changes, arrived in Seattle about 9.30am on Thursday. A little bit of sleep on the Airplane, as best I could.
The Sea-Tac aiport Gods were smiling, and I was first on my flight to clear Immigration, made it thru Customs without the Strip search
, and then caught the quick shuttle bus to Horizon's terminal.
With a bit of charm, as that is all I have, I was able to talk the gate agent into letting me on the earlier flight, and arrived back to Boise at Noon. (Damn it is hot here...
)
Swung by the office for "just a minute", and checked the Hunttalk.com to see if Elkturd killed Blondie
, Called Moosie, and made arrangements to get the boat about 3pm.
3:30 hours later, I finally was able to extricate myself from all the "important issues
) that needed my attention (keep in mind, my day had started 26 hours earlier....)
Drove 30 minutes to the house to get my bear huntin' stuff (as if it works...), checked the mail, etc.. etc.. and headed to Boise to find Moosie.
Unfortunately, somebody had a wreck, and knocked out the power to the Stoplights and my Cell phone tower, so communication and meeting Moosie was gonna be suspect, at best.
Finally found Moosie, and then got caught up on the Bait sites. Moosie gave me a bit more information on his bear, and I am thinking Pope and Young....6.30pm...
Got back into the traffic, and inched along past the wreck site, and then hit the open road, to the great outdoors of Idaho.
Saw deer out along the road, feeding near the main highway. Saw a cow Elk that had got whacked the last couple of days (Her belly was big AND close to the ground...), and finally made it to the dirt roads.
A few more Elk feeding in the evening. It was amazing how much traffic was already out for the Holiday weekend. A Forest Circus campground that I went past was 1/2 full, and only Thursday evening.
Got to the Baitsite about 8pm, unloaded the boat, made the river crossing, and then packed in 50lbs of dogfood, Jello, Anise oil, and new film for the camera (Thanks from me also, JB).
Did the bait business, and finally got settled in about 8.45. Sat til dark, and not a single thing came in.
Oh well, considering how this day had started, and where it started, sitting in the mountains of Idaho, with the smell of pine, was good enough.
Back to the boat, an "in the dark" river crossing, and then load the pick up and head home. (Note to Moosie: I am thinking you should get a lighter boat. I don't think you are supposed to carry Bass boats to the river. Or at least remove that 250hp Mercury Engine.....)
Stayed awake for the drive home, although I was worried about it a bit, not sure when my body clock would say it is time to sleep. Saw a few more Elk, then some deer, then a fox, then a Zebra, then an Elephant, then 2 circus clowns.. (mabye I was a bit sleepy..) Couldn't call Moosie, as my Cell phone battery ran down, from all the calls I made today, after getting back to town...
So, 40 hours after Thursday, May 22 began, the day finally ended. 40 hours, 5400 miles by plane, 160 by Ford Super Duty, and 50 yards by paddle boat....
Back home, in
My Own Private Idaho
But out of all this, just one question:
Hey Elkturd, Did you poke that Blonde? I had a date with her, and she stood me up. If she went home with you, I am gonna question her morals.... 
