Over the 4th of July weekend, we finally got to take a much needed family vacation. It was so nice to get away for a few days, and it turned out to be the best vacation ever even with a tropical storm that went right over us!
Miyakojima is a very small island in the Pacific that is about 300 kilometers south of Okinawa. It was only about a 45 minute plane ride, and if you know me I hate to fly so this was perfect! It is known for its amazing beaches, snorkeling, and diving! It is mostly covered by sugar cane fields and farms. We decided to rent a car so that we could explore the entire island.
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| Goodbye Okinawa! |
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| Hello Miyakojima! |
We stayed at the Miyakojima Tokyu Resort and it was absolutely beautiful. It was located on one of the most beautiful beaches in Japan.
The first day we got there it was getting late so we decided to head into town for dinner. There are not a lot of restaurants and most of them only take Japanese Yen. We ended up finding a taco stand that had the most amazing tacos. We talked with the owner and he used to live in California. It’s such a small world. The older boys decided they wanted a cheeseburger so they headed over to the A&W restaurant. We met some little old Japanese ladies that loved Colt. They let him pet their puppy and he counted to ten in Japanese for them. They thought he was so cute!
We heard that a tropical storm was going to hit us later the next day so we got up early to go to Shigira Beach to hopefully get the chance to swim with a sea turtle! After Breakfast that morning, we went down to our beach called Maehama Beach to take a few pictures before the rain started!
Next we hopped in the car and headed over to Shigira Beach! We had heard that this was the beach to find sea turtles. As we searched for the sea turtles, we saw the most amazing fish around all the coral reefs. It is definitely one of the best places I have ever snorkeled! It didn’t take long to find our first sea turtle! It was such an amazing experience to swim along side these beautiful creatures. Brandon went back and put Colt on his back so he could see the sea turtles. We found another one and Colt was so excited! He would stick his head out of the water and scream sea turtle and then stick his head right back in to watch it! This was one of the best days ever!!
That evening we ran back into town for dinner before the tropical storm hit. It ended up just being a lot of rain and wind! We had the best first two days! To be continued….