Okinawa here I come....

Okinawa Time,

Before I left for Japan, I made a list of places I wanted to visit and Okinawa was at the top of that list, with Cambodia second. Both these places I will be visiting this year...

I leave for Okinawa in less than a week, my pops is meeting me over here from the states and we have a 14 day excursion planned , well I planned it, he is along for the ride.

I booked my flight in September on a whim , thinking worse possible scenario I travel alone, which I actually like doing. I got a round trip ticket for 800 dollars which is not to bad for travel in Japan.

So here is the quick rundown. We are staying in 5 different places in fourteen days, which includes visits to three islands. The weather outcast is not great but anything beats cold , gray, and dark skis that blanket Omagari right now.

First three days we are in Okinawa City, Okinawa on the main island, staying at a luxurious hotel The Grand Mer, this is packed with a spa, a fitness center, and a rooftop bar, the three things I look for when staying in a Hotel.

The first day we have a half day scuba course that is going to allow us to both scuba dive for the first time...its my fathers xmas present, I am such a good son. He is a better father though and deserves more than a scuba trip, we are going to spend Xmas day visiting the WII memorials in Naha , the capital of Okinawa

We then get RUGGED as my friend would say and travel for two days to the Kerama Islands, these are a set of beautiful island s about an hour from the main Island. We are taking a ferry over to Tokashiki Island the day after xmas and stayin in a rustic scuba shack called Marine House Ahern which overlooks the beach, we plan on snorkeling, sea kayaking, drinking , and relaxing,

We travel by ferry for another two days to the Island of Zamami which is again going to be spent in rustic quarters at the Nakayamagwa Guest house. Depending on the weather we hope to visit the famous Furuzamami Beach and frequent the numerous bars and dive spots on the island.

Then its back to the main island for New Years in the northern part of the Island , Nago, which is the resort area of Okinawa. We are staying in the Marriot and going to class it up for a few days, New Years is the big holiday in japan so if I know my dad we are going to have a great time...

For the last leg of the trip we head down to Naha to check out the famous Kokusai Street in Naha, filled with bars and shops owned by locals and foreigners alike. My father leave the 4th and I have one night by myself which I ll spend in the quaint Little Asia Hostel and back to Akita.....