About 2 weeks ago, I came home from work to find a large package, with a return address in Japan! That's right, Tora had finally arrived at my doorstep! Unfortunately, business and personal obligations kept me from taking him out right away. Saturday September 10, Wendy (the girlfriend), Piper (the dog), Tora and I all went for a hike at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden, CT. Here are some pictures from our adventures...

Arnold Bana's Precipice
Observation Tower View 1
Observation Tower View 2 (City of New Haven, CT far off in the distance)
Observation Tower View 3 (Top of the World!)

I took a lot more pictures here, but that will be a separate post. Up next for Tora: Next weekend we will be heading to NYC!!

Enjoi,
Chris

For those who are wondering what this "Daruma Travels" thing is all about, here is an explanation. If you want to add your name to the list of volunteer hosts, send a PM to either austinspace (John) or codepoit (Chris), and we will add you to either Tora's list, or Hana's list...