Monday, June 30, 2008

June sunsets

Considering we weren't in Okinawa for a good portion of June (Betsy missed 9 days & I missed 16), we came away with photos of 3 gorgeous June sunsets from our building looking over Araha Beach & the East China Sea:

20 June 2008 - From Summer Sunsets
28 June 2008 - From Summer Sunsets
29 June 2008 - From Summer Sunsets

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Kayaking on a beautiful Chatan day

Remember us? Yep, we still live here! I know, I know, we're a little behind on updating the blog with recent adventures (including a long, fun trip to the US of A). But, first, an Okinawan adventure!

We had the pleasure of spending a hot, humid, sunny, beautiful Sunday (well-named) here in Chatan playing in our front yard (aka Araha Beach) with our inflatable kayaks (best thing we ever bought from Walmart... maybe, we don't come from money so we've been shopping at Wally World for a long time). Our playmates were Aaron, Masayo & Masayo's little brother (visiting from Nara in the Kansai region of Honshu - that's the main island of Japan). We remembered to take our dive camera in it's nifty waterproof case & snapped a few shots to prove we had fun (please forgive the moisture that blurs a few key parts of some of the pictures).

Come kayak with us!

Friday, June 27, 2008

Betsy likey mango

Hear ye! Hear ye! Mangoes indeed do a very yummy pie maketh! "Mango Pie" by Dr. Amanda Nielsen (and again we say to her, "THANK YOU!")

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Snorkeling in Chatan

Our friend Aaron came & spent a day & night with us to give some of his wife's visiting friends more room at their apartment & he had a wonderful wish to go snorkeling, so Josh jumped at the chance (only a couple of hours before our dive class) even still being a bit jet-lagged & even remembered to take the camera!

Here's the slideshow:

Here are a few highlights:

Monday, June 16, 2008

Layover in Taipei Airport

While traveling back to Okinawa from our trip to the US, my final layover was several hours long in the Taipei Airport bright & early (first thing in the morning). So I decided to wander around & check it out.

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