Maybe Okinawa's Not That Bad Afterall...

As mentioned in the previous post, I headed out to one of Okinawa's outer islands last weekend (Tokashiki Island, to be precise). It was an act of pure spontaneity; I went to watch the school's tennis match, and got there only to find out that my school would be playing the next day. So I figured since I was already up early I may as well do something productive.

A 10 minute cab ride later I was at the port in Naha deciding what island I wanted to try. Tokashiki was decided on purely because I could get there and back in the same day. Once on Tokashiki, I ended up on Tokashiku beach, which, as I understand, is only one of two beaches on the island. Most of the island is mountains and there are only three small towns on the island, so although Naha is certainly no Tokyo, it definitely felt like it after being on Tokashiki for an afternoon.

Can you imagine living on one of these Outer Islands having absolutely nothing to worry about and nothing to do but rent out life-jackets and stare at the sea all day?

With views like this (Click for much larger/better quality. Seriously do it. You can't appreciate the amazingness unless you do it):

it took all of my will power not to ask for a job and never be heard from again.

OK, no more words, let's look at some more pictures I took (None of these pictures have been edited at all, the colors are as they really are. Once again, click for larger/better.):