After our day viewing the southern half of Okinawa from 1000 feet in the air, Ana just us at our apartment. And the 4 of us (Betsy, Josh, Ana & Tito) had a delicious dinner at Kastamandap (yummy Nepalese curry), among the strip of restaurants just off Araha Beach in Hamby Town of Chatan-cho. Then we had a nice stroll along the beach & watched the ultimate players frolic against the gorgeous sunset.
Slideshow of full photo set:
Despite the record number that we took of the sunset on July 25, we do have the ability to capture beautiful sunsets in just a few shots.
Here's proof from July 26 (using a camera phone):
1) From our 3rd floor balcony (lovely power lines):
2) From the roof of our 6 story building:
3) A software enhancement of a shot from our roof:
Labels:
Beach,
Kume,
Sunset,
Travel,
Underwater
" Proceeding from Gima Village on Kume Island, you'll come to A Ra Hama Beach, a private beach surrounded by pine trees. From this spot, the sunsets are superb. The beach itself is a shoal and one can see many fish and shells among the algae, so snorkeling is recommended."
True to the quote, we found A Ra Hama beach quite delightful, both for its evening sunset viewing (Hotto Motto dinners optional but recommended), as well as for its morning snorkeling (especially after you get past the grasses growing in shallower waters near the shore). Hence, we ended Day 2 & began Day 3 at this lovely beach.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:
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| 20 June 2008 - From Summer Sunsets |
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| 28 June 2008 - From Summer Sunsets |
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| 29 June 2008 - From Summer Sunsets |
Labels:
Chatan,
Kadena,
Ocean,
Sunset,
Underwater
Aaron & Masayo had an old friend (from a previous life in Japan's Nara Prefecture) in town visiting from California. Betsy & I thoroughly enjoyed meeting & getting to know Mike. After a yummy onigiri lunch at our place, we tried to go kayaking around the sea wall's Kadena Steps, but we found out that the 400W auto power converter doesn't provide enough juice for our electric inflater pump. Thus, the inflatable kayaks remained deflated. 
So Aaron & Mike had fun snorkeling instead while Masayo, Betsy & I just relaxed on the stone steps (Kadena Marina was out of rental gear for us to have enough for all 5 of us to jump in at the same time). 
That evening we had a very delicious cold Somen noodle dinner prepared by Masayo at our place, before we played a rousing game of , boys vs girls. It was a fun day!
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| From Okinawa Sunsets |
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