OUR OKINAWAN ADVENTURE AND BEYOND, 2005-2009
Courtesy of the USMC, James and I have been stationed in Okinawa, Japan since December 2005. We hope this site will best convey what has been the adventure of a lifetime, through Asia and beyond! Stay tuned for our Stateside adventures as we prepare to separate from the Marine Corps in the summer of 2009.
Ocean Expo Park and Churaumi Aquarium
Mesmerized by the whale sharks and sting rays swimming in one of the world's largest tanks, measuring 33 feet deep, 115 feet long, 89 feet wide and holding 7500 tons of water! It also boasts the largest viewing window in the world.
Another view of this enormous tank!
How serene...
Most impressive...
A couple enjoying the view from Cafe Ocean Blue.
One of the many schools of tropical fish.
A fine Puffer fish specimen.
A shark swimming harmoniously amongst the small fishes.
A handsome sea turtle.
Oooh! Oooh! Take my picture, please. Do my lips look sultry enough?
"Actually, this is my better side. Can you take my picture on this side?"
"Take my picture, please. Can you put me on the internet?"
En route to the park
I've never seen ferns this big!
Lush ferns along the expressway, en route to the park.
Ocean Expo Park
A floral accented pathway, one of many in the Expo park gardens.
I've never seen trunks like this before.
Posing with the palms.
My sweet, pensive James.
Suspended orchid
These dangling fuscia vines were most unusual.
A wild violet grove.
A stunning banyan tree framing the grounds.
Another view of the grove.
A closer view of the tropical foliage.
Outside the entrance to the Tropical Dreamhouse.