Japan in Pictures

On my first night in Naha, Okinawa I went out with the house host for a meal of Sushi. We had reservations for 5:00 and arrived at 4:55, still closed. At 4:59 they opened the door, we order and by 5:04 the small place with about 10-stools at a counter was already full of strangers. The house host was listening to the conversations and said he heard something like: "We arrive as strangers and leave as friends." Everyone was in fact conversing like long lost friends.

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Heading Home - slowly

As I got my return flight tickets lined up there was a major storm across the US and Southwest Airlines especially was shutdown. I ended up stopping in Maui for a few days waiting for flights to get rescheduled.

I rented a car, couldn't find a room for less than $500 so I decided to be adventurous. The first night I slept under the trees on a beach on the side of the road. Finally, I found a car camp near Lahaina with toilets, showers, and a place to call home. All of these places have been an interesting experience.

My first full day here I drove up the northwest coast on Highway 30. It took most of the day for the round trip. The second full day I drove the Hana Highway on the north shore. All of these very scenic.

First night - Beach camping

Sunrise on the beach where I slept

Driving up the highway

Lava Tube Blowhole

Hiking the rocks above the Blowhole

Beautiful coastline scenery

Beach near Lahaina

Sea Turtle on the beach

Sea Turtle near the beach

My Car park

Car park

Serious waves on the Northshore

The road to Hana - 620 twists and turns took hours
But the scenery was worth it.

Walking through an arboretum to
enjoy life outside of the car

Village on a peninsula

North shore - powerful waves

Small bay in Hana

Red sand cove

Sunrise at the Car Camp

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