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Posted by alainaflute on September 29, 2012
What’s better than a good cup of coffee? A good cup of coffee on the beach, of course!
Tully’s Coffee on the Beach in Kamakura
Several years ago, Elisa and I enjoyed a cup of Joe on the beach in Kamakura-shi, Japan. Although Kamakura is best known as being the home of the famous Daibutsu (“Great Buddha”) at the Kōtoku-in Temple, there is plenty to love about this beautiful city. Although I’ve already told you about our Kamakura beach adventures, here is a part of the story I had yet to mention: the plums we bought and brought down to the beach were stolen by some very scary, large black birds. Their beaks were big enough to grab a whole plum and fly away with it. Since that was the case, we decided it would be safest not to argue and let them have our plums.
View of the Beach in Kamakura-shi from the Coffee Shop
So, word to the wise, giant black beach birds don’t try to steal coffee. Stick with coffee!
Wingclipped said
Did you find out what the birds were?
alainaflute said
Karasu – carrion crow. They were pretty formidable, but not quite as dangerous as the Kamakura Black Kites I’ve read about on the internet (http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/black-kite-kamakura/). It seems that they are also notorious food-takers!
The Tri Road said
There’s a coffee shop on/near the beach near my parents’ house. It’s also a beautiful spot for a coffee. We try to get there at least once each time we visit Mum and Dad. 🙂
Jody said
Heather, Thank you for stopping by. Sounds great! What beach would that be? We’d love to hear more. 🙂
The Tri Road said
It’s at Forster, NSW, Australia. http://www.beachbumscafe.com.au/ It’s the best. Even on a rainy day. 🙂
Jody said
Great! Thanks so much for the info.