Shima Onsen...mini road trip

do i look frustrated?
our "mini road trip" to shima onsen (hot spring town in gunma prefecture)...turned into a bit more of an ordeal when on the way there i missed the turn off on the expressway (adding 2 hours).
however, when we finally made it to the ryoukan, the kind hospitality of our hosts made everything all right. shima is a tiny little onsen town in the mountains, with not much to it but a few ryoukans, restaurants, and hot springs. it was freezing! which made a dip at night the perfect thing before bed.
...or before tom and i stayed up watching crazy japanese television and pissing ourselves laughing for two straight hours. and then pissing ourselves laughing at rachel talking in her sleep...
the next day, we decided to drive to the monkey onsen in nagano prefecture (which was somewhat on the way back). after driving for 2 hours up a mountain road and coming within probably 20 minutes of the onsen, the road was suddenly closed off due to snow. there was no way around, which meant almost completely retracing our steps....
i was not happy.
but it was a nice drive through the japanese alps ne!