Waiting for the sun to rise on my first full day in Okinawa, heading to go scuba diving soon...
Arrived yesterday evening to the Tokyo Dai-Ichi Grand Mer Hotel, its the highest pt in Okinawa City and our room overlooks the city and the ocean. My dad was waiting for me anxiously, haven’t seen him in five months! When I walked into the hotel 30 kindergartners from a local elementary school were singing christmas tunes, I dont think their is a cuter child than a japanese child.
Dad and I hugged it out, it was really good to see family. My dad had already made friends , as usual , with the hotel staff. One lady in particular, Kay, who is Okinawan, has a son who lives in Glendale , Az, which is where I live...small world. Kay made us reservations at a sushi restaurant and Dad and I headed over there. We had a table which overlooked the ocean and ordered four plates of sashimi and fresh sushi. We added four beers and a bottle and a half of sake and I think we both were feeling fine by the time we left. The menu was in all hiragana and katakana (japanese symbols) but I managed to order without problem. For a night cap we had a beer on our deck and watched the city fall asleep
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