June 14
Camping at Okuma
For Father's Day Weekend, we went camping at a US Forces recreational park on the north end of the island. It had two beaches, a golf course, go-cart racing, and bicycles, kayaks and jet-skis available for rent. We stayed in a tiny log cabin that had a bunk bed, a double-sized bed, a small refrigerator, microwave, and air conditioning. Pampered for camping, I know.
On the way up to Okuma, we stopped in Nago to see a famed 300 year old Banyon tree, and stopped in the Nago Museum while we were there.
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| Road construction barricades have Shisa |
Nago Museum
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| Farming tools |
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| Ryukyu Sow |
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| Garden tools |
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| Steamer (left) and oven (right |
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| Family Altar. Every household would have one. |
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| Some gadgets that showed up during and after the War |
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| Weaving loom. The information card said they would use fibers from banana trees. |
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| Noodle machine for making Soba Noodles |
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| toilet... |
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| Butterflies and other bugs- we've seen a handful of these |
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| Local sea creatures |
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| Before cremation was widely used, these containers would be used to house the deceased inside the tombs we see all over the countryside. |
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| Painting of tree spirits? |
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| The amazing 300 year old Banyon Tree |
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| It has a little help staying up. The roads and other modern construction in the area have damaged the extensive root system. |
After we got settled into our cabin at Okuma, we hit the beach. This one had very fine, soft sand and very little seaweed or coral. It did have some colorful rocks, pattern looks similar to a granite or marble.
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| Little bit of the landscape |
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| Soft sand, good for burying :) |
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| Five o'clock shadow? |
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| Trying to get out |
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| Someone made this beautiful sand castle |
So cool you guys get to spend so much time together making memories. I'm not quite sure what to think of Livvy's beard.. hmmm I think you have more facial hair at 5 o'clock than your Uncle Mike!! LOL :D Love you guys!!
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