Colossians 3:11 "In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all!" The one belief we all share, the common interest of our Christian faith and our love for God. All other interests are secondary to that. Christ shared His life so that we can enjoy ours, preferably in peace.
On this day
1996 - First day of Spring, like today, but we had a snowstorm. The schools were closed - I went out at 6:15 and shoveled till 7:30. Everything was closed so it must have been a big one. Do you remember?
1996 - The U.K. announced that humans could catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease). Now that's just great!
Parenting
I have a picture of Nicole and Grandma out shoveling the snow later that day and in pen across the bottom -FIRST DAY OF SPRING! I know too that Craig came over to play in the snow with Nicole. We didn't have too many snow days this year - but more then we had when I was a kid. We didn't have snow days. (This is the old codger saying "We had to trudge through snow 4 feet deep to get to school and got a whippin if we were late.) Happy Spring!
The Sea of Okhotsk
Wakkanai was originally home to an Ainu population. The first Japanese settlement was established in 1685.[4]
- 1879 The village of Wakkanai was founded.
- 1897 Sōya Subprefecture established.
- 1901 Wakkanai village became Wakkanai town.
- 1949 Wakkanai town became Wakkanai city.
- 1955 Soya village was merged into Wakkanai city.
- 1959 Wakkanai Airport opened.
During WW II: The Imperial Japanese Navy used the harbor and port as a submarine base. Wakkanai, was far enough north to be out of the range of American heavy bombers and was safe from air attack. Until the early-mid 60’s, the northern portion of the harbor remained divided by concrete sub-mooring pens. The large breakwater structure (which still exists) was actually a sub-repair facility. At the shore end there was a huge winching mechanism capable of hauling subs up into the partially enclosed structure where they could be worked on while completely out of the water. Built into the hills above the city there were several reinforced concrete bunker-type caves where (anecdotally) they were used either to store ammunition and armament, or as air raid shelters for the civilian populace. History would suggest the former use, rather than the latter. During a re-build/renovation of the harbor sometime during the 60’s or 70’s the harbor was cleared of the concrete pens and the machinery was removed from the breakwater structure which was reconfigured. This is the last port stop for the cruise.
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable! Happy Birthday Andrea!
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