Mom and Trish visit Okinawa

Trish liked Okinawa so much that she came back with mom. We've been having a lot of fun and definitely staying busy. We've been snorkeling several times and mom and Trish have nearly become professionals.



Last week was Mika's birthday, so we took her ziplining. There was lots of screaming many new bruises, but a fun day! Mom and Nate went sightseeing at Cape Zanpa while we ziplined, and mom was feeling very statuesque.



We did some more sightseeing and hiked to Tadake falls through a river. The water was cold and refreshing on a very hot day!



We tried to hit all of our favorite restaurants and izakayas, but there wasn't enough time to eat everything! At the disco ball izakaya we ordered Bakudan Takoyaki. Takoyaki is octopus balls and bakudan means bomb. Instead of a piece of octopus, the bomb has a chunk of wasabi. Trish got the bomb! Notice her face in the next photo. At the market, this man LOVED Nate's beard and insisted on hugging him profusely.



Of course we took mom to karaoke and to see some Eisa dancing, which is traditional Ryukyuan dancing used to popularize local music. .



The week went by very quickly, but we had a ton of fun!