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The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
... these pieces that the people actually pulled on. Men in costume with whistles were attempting to coordinate the crowd to pull together. They were standing right on the enormous rope. The winning side would be the one that could move the rope 5 meters in their direction. A time limit of half an hour was given. Graeme and I actually got blisters giving our all for the cause. There were definitely thousands of people pulling on the rope but there were also thousands ...
Finding Nemo
... travellers.
Our room is tatami style ( no beds, just cushioned mats that you put on the floor). I did have the foresight to bring my camping “Thermarest” and have used it several times so far in our travels.
Having a good 5 hours of sunlight left in the day, we picked up some masks and snorkels and rented some bikes. Zamami is not a big island and we came to a public beach within a kilometer of the main village. ...
Sayonara, Japan!
... He will return to the US in a few months, so that makes it a bit easier to say good-bye. It was precious time together this week. Now we are in the room trying to get everything bag into our allotted luggage. Tomorrow morning, it is off to Naha to drop off our little Japanese car and get to the airport. We will fly to Seoul where we will have a three-hour layover. Then, we are on to Beijing to see Shekar’s cousins. ...
Shisa, Bingata, and School Life
... He took me out to dinner for my birthday. We went to the American Village and ate at Tony Roma’s. The food was wonderful, and it was a treat to have both of my guys with me for a birthday dinner. Some places we have visited: http://www.okinawa-information.com/miha ma-american-village-chatan-okinawa http://okinawa-information.com/content/ hamby-free-zone-flea-market ...
Royalty
... tradition...FamilyMart on the way to church.
We met Josh's close friends, Hiromu, Kendra, and Jethro. It was fun to watch them interact and see how close they are. Quite the cross-cultural group. We appreciate that they worked hard to program our Japanese GPS. We also met Josh's Okinawan mother - Mrs. Taylor. She has no idea how much I appreciate the love and care she and her husband has given to our ...