bye bye Marky, back to Blighty...

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Mark (the one on the left) is leaving with his new wife and kid to return to England, after three and a half years here in Nakatsu, and some of us gaijin went out for 'one last night out' last night. We went to a Gofu Place - essentially indoor barbecue - and did something called Nomihodai (unlimited drinking for a set price within a set time limit - in our case 2 hours). We were all dressed in suits, and it was a whole lot o' fun. Paddy (the one on the right) was on form as always, and Dan and Cory were also in fine fettle. After the Nomihodai, we headed to 'Queen's Echo' - Nakatsu's premiere Karaoke bar to belt out some oldies until one by one we walked, biked and in some cases stumbled home. Now and for ever more, the /Mickey Mouse Club' song will trigger two very different memories - the first is the excruciatingly long car journey from Norwich to Croyde in Luke's car, singing out of the window, and the second is Paddy and Mark's rendition, which mainly comprised shouting 'Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse' over and over and with a dance that is truly a sight to behold.

So long, Marky - you'll be missed. We only knew you for a month, but it was a good month nonetheless. Have fun.