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The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
October 7-9, 2012
THE GOOD:
On the last full day on the island of Zamami we rented kayaks and an obligatory guide to paddle around some islands , stopping to have lunch and snorkel in a couple of places.
It was a far tamer day than we had imagined but still enjoyable. Our guide , K., was a novice guide and was reluctant to let us snorkel without a lifejacket on. Such a joke!! The water here is so buoyant that the day before I had needed 3 lead ...
Sayonara, Japan!
... where we went through the shops. At American Village, Shekar had a unique experience – Doctor Fish. These are the little Turkish fish that eat dead skin off your feet. Shekar seemed to enjoy his 15 minutes of fish cleaning – with them nibbling at his feet. (I was content to take pictures!) After that, we rode the huge Ferris wheel found on top of the American Village shops. Just before going to base, ...
Shisa, Bingata, and School Life
... in a non-tourist sort of way. In the evening, we picked up Josh from the base, and went out to dinner at a great Mexican restaurant. There was a protest going on just outside of Josh’s base. Some of local people would like the Marines to leave because their airfield makes too much noise. So, they met at the park just outside the gate of the base. They ...
Royalty
... Shuri Castle - home to the Ryūkyū Kingdom. The original castle was built in the 14th century. It was destroyed several times by different events including the end of WWII. They started reconstruction after that. The new castle is elegant and impressive.
It was very hot Sunday, and the heat on the castle stones was overwhelming. Shekar and I decided we needed something to drink. I'm sure we were ...
Okinawa
... without any incidents. The first run of boats was the local fishermen versus the local government officials vs the local "young men's association"-all of which seemed to be aka drinking clubs:) A slow start and some interesting maneuvers didn't deter the YMA and they pulled it off at the last with a big push.
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