The Usual Route

Tricia's visit ends today, but we've had a great time! We've done some more sightseeing, following the usual route provided by most places. While walking one evening we spotted some of the giant bats in the mikan (orange) trees next to the sidewalk. We didn't have the camera with us, of course, because they were literally in arms reach of us. So we went back for the camera and got some pictures of a different bat in another tree. You can't really tell from the picture, but the body of this bat is about 10 inches long and it's wingspan is probably almost two feet! For comparison, the mikans are like small tangerines.



We took Trish to the aquarium and our timing was right on. We got to see the whale sharks feeding and then the dolphins feeding too! We spent the night in a hotel at the north end of the island so we could do some more sightseeing. We sat on the tatame and practiced making origami birds and airplanes.


On the way back from the north end of Okinawa, we explored some more islands. On Ikeijima, we stopped at this cafe for lunch. It was quite a place with a very entertaining owner and even a drunk customer that made friends with Trish and bought us all coffee. Trish had taco pizza, Kris had smoked chicken curry rice, and Nate had Okinawan pizza, which was full of seaweed!



What would a trip to Japan be without some Karaoke? A bunch of us got together and went to do Karaoke Japanese style. Here, you get your own room and so you sing for only the people you know! I'm not sure how this makes it easier to do, but it was a ton of fun and we all sang many songs. The videos are great too. They replace the videos of the songs with Japanese people, coral reefs, and the occasional Fabio-looking man on a motorcycle.



All in all it was a great two weeks and we'll miss Trish when she leaves!