[Sangetsu]

I just went for a 30km bike ride Kasairinkai park and the Disney resort. The coastal road and highway were completely packed with cars headed out of the city. The park was eerily quiet, as the Keio train line has been stopped, and the cars on the highway were moving too slowly to make any noise. The Japanese are pretty good about not using their car horns incessantly.

The convenience stores are sold out of instant foods, like noodles and such, and there are no baked goods as there was no gas to operate the bakery ovens, many gas stations are sold out of gasoline.

My apartment continues to shake, but less frequently and with less motion tha last night. The gas is up and running again, I will relax in the bath before going to bed tonight.

I have to go to the school tomorrow as there is some kind of function planned. I will put my name on the volunteer list as I am a certified paramedic, but hopefully there will be no need for them to call me.

The numbers of dead and missing are hard to figure out due to lack of communication, and the fact that entire communities have disappeared, so in many cases there isn't anyone left alive to report someone else missing.

The amount of damage continues to grow as news and rescue people reach the more hard-hit areas.

Haneda airport is open, and the amount of traffic flying in and out looks normal. Many train lines remain closed, and the stations are still crowded with people hoping the lines will start running again soon.

I was able to contact friends and family in America and let them know that I was safe, though I haven't been able to contact some people in Chiba who live near the beach.