Yesterday (Saturday) Joe and I took our first "real" adventure in Okinawa. Since we have a car now, we're able to travel around off-base! Our trip yesterday was to White Beach, which is about 40 minutes away. White Beach is actually a Naval Base - but they have a campground and cabins (no, we didn't camp - yet!) and an absolutely beautiful beach. I don't ever think I've seen ocean so blue. It was crystal clear and sunny and the water was warm! I think I could like it here......
On a side note, I'm sorry that we can't post any pictures yet. We're using the Westpac's computer/internet and there's no input for our Sony Memorycard. I promise once we get into permanent housing I'll post pictures of all these things!
Today (Sunday) we went to church then to the Camp Foster O-Club (Officer's Club) for brunch. I could get used to that! A beautiful and delicious brunch with everything from breakfast food, to Yaki Soba, Tomatillos and dessert. Of course, my favorite - Mimosa's! (Justin - you might like to hear that they also had a soft-serve ice cream machine).
We then traveled in the afternoon to Nakagusuku Castle ruins. They are not far from Camp Foster. That was interesting, because the Castle was built in the 1300-1400s -- and it was very different from the Castles built in Europe around the same time. The Castle consisted of three levels that were like three large chambers. I would assume that back when the castle was active there were wooden separators, etc. There were beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea.
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