Took a "Girl Trip" to Okinawa! The ultimate R&R! Don`t want to knock trips with my husband, but Girl Trips are really fun! Non stop giggling, and talking! True " Rest and Relaxation"!! My travel Buddy was Teru.... we travel well together....hehehe!!
I`ve been in Japan for over 40 years, and this was my first trip to Okinawa.
Okinawa is part of Japan, but it`s like going to another country. Even the Okinawans consider themselves Okinawans first and Japanese second!
We came with a tour group for two nights and three days. The good thing about tours is that everything is all set up for you so. No fuss!
The first day, upon arriving at Ishigaki Island, we stopped on the way to the Hotel to visit some beautiful caves!
The second day we left the Hotel early and took a trip to a nearby island, Iriomote Island, where we took a "Jungle Cruise" through the mongroves. Talk about breathtaking! Mother Nature surely outdid herself when she created the mongroves!
Then we took a short ride on a water buffalo cart to a smaller island that is a botanical garden. Lovely!
After returning to the Hotel, Teru and I took a walk to a nearby Super Market. What better way to get to know a place than to go to the market? Real "Girl Country"! If I were many years younger, I would probably say that the bars are the place to go to get to know the people, but I`m a Granny so cut me some slack, OK?
The third day was spent on Ishigaki Island. We took a ride on a glass bottom boat. WOW! I now understand why Okinawa is a scuba diver`s paridise! The beautiful tropical fish, the coral, the unpolluted ocean water, these are all God`s gift to the Okinawan people, and they are taking very good care of these gifts.
In between seeing all of these attractions there was alot of shopping. This is the only problem I have with tour groups. So much shopping time! I`m not that big of a shopper! Oh well, just use that as "Chill" time!
We had a great time ! Three days of "talkin` story" and still things to say! Girls! Let`s do it again soon, Teru! And for those of you who visist my blog.....I highly recommend Okinawa to add to your "Wanna GO""Wanna SEE" lists! My rating is Five Star PLUS!!
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