Danny left the base after work yesterday and told me he wanted to get somethings from Yokota. It is about a 2 hour drive on a good day. So at about 3:45, we left to head up there. We got on the expressway and it was seriously backed up. It took us 2 hours to go about 4 km. It was stressful and very annoying. There was an accident right after the point where three major roads converge (the Yokohama-Yokosuka toll road - also known as the YokoYoko), the K3 and the Hodogaya Bypass. So once we got through the accident, where they had all traffic down to one lane, it was about 6 o'clock. Just getting to Hachioji (which is the largest town close to the base) was 35 km away and the road getting there is always stop and go because of all the lights and evening traffic. We knew we had to turn around because things close at 8 and there was no way we were going to get there. Danny was upset because he couldn't get the things he wanted. They don't sell a lot of things in Yokosuka, which is very frustrating. We didn't have dinner until about 8 o'clock.
Traffic in Japan sucks.
I wonder if there is a better way to get there...
Thought yoou would like to know that yesterday about 3:30 an SUV crossed the center line, went through two cable barriers and crashed into a tour bus. This was North bound I-5 near Marysville. The SUV burst into flame and the traffic backed up for hours. They did open one lane but the highway wasn't back to normal until 7:30. of course this doesn't mean that the traffic was cleared. Other words traffic and problems are world wide. Be sure and tell Danny. Is it possible to get a more local map that would show some of the side roads?
ReplyDeleteHave you thought about sprouting wings? I think that would be the only solution.
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