Getting Ready For Okinawa!

We will be off to Okinawa for 2 weeks of driving and camping, sightseeing and eating....so much eating. And, of course, the beach! I know they say it's like Hawaii but it will be colder there than it would get back home, so I am preparing to be swimming in cold water but I don't care! I can't wait. The water is supposed to be this amazing blue. So excited!

Going to Okinawa isn't without it's issues. With the military bases, it might be a lot like Honolulu. I am not looking forward to being treated even more differently than normal because I am American. We intend to be out in nature, so I am hoping for our interactions to be positive ones.

Getting ready for a 2 week camping trip (we will be staying a night or two at AirBnBs and hotels here and there) takes some thought and planning. We have an ultralight tent, which is so cool. We have an ultralight fire pit which packs down to the size of a small, thin briefcase.

We are planning to send a box of camping gear down there instead of taking it on the plane with us. That's another great thing about this country. They actually encouraged you to send your luggage and such ahead of you via various shipping services. It's very convenient.

Did I mention the food? I plan to eat copious amounts of their version of spam as well as their version of soba... and I will drink so much awamori!