We made it to Okinawa. Seriously, I haven't slept in too many days to count, just an hour or so here and there. Okinawa is very tropical, the climate is eerily similar to Hawaii. Adam lives in a great apartment right on the ocean. We
arrived near dusk, and the crabs were scurrying all around the coral and shoreline. On the flight in we saw these little islands dotted all along, some had mini mountain ranges, others were lush green with lots of sand shorelines. We can't wait to explore the island. Adam gets promoted on the flight line tomorrow morning, and we are all looking forward to seeing the aircrafts
that he manages on Kadena Air Force Base. The kids and Jeff have all slept great, I keep worrying about the office, so I have been up working while everyone sleeps. Internet
access has been great, with the exception of the airport, I can't figure out how to pay for it, the landing page is all in Japanese. It is really surprising how many people speak excellent English all through Tokyo. We flew on a small domestic carrier today, and they didn't speak English, so they kept coming up and saying things in Japanese to all of us. I'd just nod and smile. I'm sure they thought we were idiots. The kids are getting much more comfortable speaking some things in Japanese. We are all ready to hit the beach too, after traveling for so many days. The kids went swimming today at our hotel to burn off some energy before the flight. The pool required swim caps, so the kids had to rent them. Kylie wasn't really having it,and luckily there were no lifeguards, only a few adults in there swimming laps. Our hotel near the airport was really great, it had two pools, tennis courts, and even a baseball field, which we didn't see until we were leaving. Well, aside from the terrible paninnis and three drinks that we paid $45 for. All of the food is pretty expensive, except in the local areas, we
scored an awesome lunch today with curry, yakisoba, and rice for around $6 a plate. Luckily the kids have pretty much grown up eating Japanese food, so they fit right in. We've only seen one McDonalds so far, so I guess that's a good thing.

One of the freaky things we saw when we landed was the Japanese domestic
Air Force planes. I lived across from
Pearl Harbor as a teenager, and the area still has buildings riddled with bullet holes from the Japanese attack. It was
a bit surreal to see their fleet and recognize how much has changed in
60 years.