{"id":12222,"date":"2025-03-19T01:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T05:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/?p=12222"},"modified":"2025-04-07T00:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T04:19:54","slug":"okinawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/es\/okinawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Okinawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12222\" class=\"elementor elementor-12222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5003222d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5003222d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4d9442\" data-id=\"2a4d9442\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa81012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fa81012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Okinawa<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d1ebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d1ebc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f757b7\" data-id=\"7f757b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e65d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e65d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>7 October 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c28a0c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c28a0c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d01b319\" data-id=\"4d01b319\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55286ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55286ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0413-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-602bd541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"602bd541\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1410e487\" data-id=\"1410e487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69707ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69707ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Okinawa was our gateway to a slower, more laid-back side of Japan. While the main island has its share of history and city life, we spent most of our time on one of the Kerama Islands, where white sand beaches, clear blue water, and quiet coastal villages made for one of the most pleasant destinations of my life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36370a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36370a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4d2355\" data-id=\"7c4d2355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3165647a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3165647a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dcf018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24dcf018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 1 - Naha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cee386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cee386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Naminoue Beach<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc670e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc670e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b38b1b\" data-id=\"6b38b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ff2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"72ff2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db106fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db106fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We flew from Taiwan to Nara, Okinawa on a short flight. We took the Skyrail from the airport to a stop relatively close to our hotel. My first impression of Okinawa was that it didn\u2019t feel as polished as Taipei. As we walked, it started to feel like stepping back in time\u2014everything was clean but noticeably older, with lots of white and beige buildings.<\/p><p>On the way to the hotel, we stopped at Lawson\u2019s because Indi was starving. I grabbed a piece of grilled chicken and a potato croquette\u2014both were good, but the chicken was amazing. We paused eating mid-walk after remembering that eating while walking is considered bad manners in Japan. After a quick fact-check from Indi, we stood next to a vending machine to finish our snacks once we were sure that was acceptable. When we got to the hotel, Indi checked in at a separate building. The bed was small, but the place was nice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b2ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49b2ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9059dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9059dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Naminoue Beach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1879deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1879deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We went to Naminoue Beach for sunset, but the view was mostly blocked from where we were. It&#8217;s a pretty beach with a giant freeway overpass built over it. I guess there are enough beautiful beaches on the islands that they didn&#8217;t mind. I got in the water within the jellyfish net area, the water was a lukewarm temperature that would have felt better in the heat of the day. We decided to extend our stay another night in Naha.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878e785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"878e785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B5475BB4-57F1-45F8-9F5C-C49AEC58E09C_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B5475BB4-57F1-45F8-9F5C-C49AEC58E09C_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B5475BB4-57F1-45F8-9F5C-C49AEC58E09C_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B5475BB4-57F1-45F8-9F5C-C49AEC58E09C_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/B5475BB4-57F1-45F8-9F5C-C49AEC58E09C_1_105_c-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a97d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a97d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After sorting out extending our stay at the hotel office, I changed, and we walked to a sushi place Indi found online\u2014or at least we thought we did. She realized we were at the wrong restaurant only after we had already been seated and looked at the menu. The menu was full of other, mostly unfamiliar items. It did have one sushi option, though. We went with it and ordered miso soup and a sushi plate. I had an eel nigiri, and my world shifted\u2014I&#8217;ve always loved eel, but this was on another level. The fatty tuna nigiri was another standout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4ac78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea4ac78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Afterward, we went to a spot for classic Okinawan food, but instead of sharing a plate as I expected, Indi said Poobie had told her that it is impolite in Japan to share a plate. So, we each got our own massive portions\u2014only to then find out that not finishing your food is also rude, and taking leftovers home isn\u2019t a thing. I powered through mine, but Indi couldn\u2019t quite finish hers. We had a lot to learn about Japanese customs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0289b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0289b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ecd067 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ecd067\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aea4d7\" data-id=\"3aea4d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4bf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c4bf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nausicaa-722x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nausicaa-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nausicaa-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nausicaa-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nausicaa-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Nausicaa.jpg 902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4da10\" data-id=\"7d4da10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687949b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"687949b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I decided it would be fun to watch a new Studio Ghibli film every night (when possible) in Japan. Indi went to the store and got some movie snacks while I did some studying.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ended up watching a Studio Ghibli movie called Nausica\u00e4. I didn&#8217;t have high expectations, but I liked it a lot. It was essentially a retelling of Princess Mononoke. We stayed up way too late.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9e0564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9e0564\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6589199\" data-id=\"6589199\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d010643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d010643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb5a67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eb5a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 2 - Naha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed69ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ed69ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Naha Kokusai Dori Shopping Street<\/li><li>Makishi Public Market<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cc84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"77cc84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f17f88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f17f88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66b3238\" data-id=\"66b3238\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fa589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2fa589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stayed up way too late and ended up sleeping in until around 11:00 am. We didn&#8217;t leave the hotel until noon. We planned to travel to the Kerama Islands the following day but hadn&#8217;t booked anything yet. I had tried to book ferry tickets in advance, but couldn&#8217;t figure out how to navigate the Japanese websites. So, I decided to figure it out once I got there. We walked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/LyQcAww22CBQgP4n9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomari Ferry Terminal<\/a> &#8211; about 20 minutes away, and had to buy an umbrella on the way because it was raining. We found out the hard way that planning a trip to the Kerama Islands is anything but straightforward. It took forever to plan out how we were going to do our trip. We managed to book a ticket to Tokashiki Islands the following day, for one of the tickets I needed to call and make a reservation to buy the ticket, and for the ferry, I could only buy it the day of, at the terminal. My only advice to you if you are planning a trip is to arrive a full day or two before you want to leave to the Kerama Islands to sort everything out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We finally had our trip planned out, including a reservation for the next day&#8217;s ferry and a ferry back the day we were to fly to Osaka.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949d941 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"949d941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16c7379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16c7379\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2104e88\" data-id=\"2104e88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-107e544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"107e544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Naha Kokusai Dori Shopping Street<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5776199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5776199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We walked along Naha\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ihyEjUQ8maSDX3mz5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kokusai Dori Shopping Street<\/a>, a long stretch filled with souvenir shops, restaurants, and food stalls selling local snacks like beni imo tarts. Many stores carried Okinawan glass, shisa dog statues, and other regional goods, with some variety but a lot of repetition. At one point, we ducked into a side street that led to a covered market with even more shops and food stalls. It was busy but not overwhelming, a mix of touristy spots and local businesses. 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AEC30DE0-1B54-40A6-A4E9-8F63A0DF5473_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac1dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cac1dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b1a00b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b1a00b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d09aaa\" data-id=\"5d09aaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b268c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62b268c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For lunch, we had soba which is a kind of noodle dish and it was amazing. Okinawan soba is different from the more common Japanese soba in that it uses wheat noodles instead of buckwheat, giving it a chewier texture. The broth is typically pork-based, which has a rich, savory flavor. Unlike traditional soba, which is usually served cold with dipping sauce, Okinawan soba is served hot in a bowl of broth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc7db6\" data-id=\"1cc7db6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44df19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44df19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/329B3D28-8C1C-4463-BCD0-66186420E6D0_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12234\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/329B3D28-8C1C-4463-BCD0-66186420E6D0_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/329B3D28-8C1C-4463-BCD0-66186420E6D0_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/329B3D28-8C1C-4463-BCD0-66186420E6D0_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0a2900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0a2900\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fc0255\" data-id=\"0fc0255\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480a8f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"480a8f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15398e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c15398e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Makishi Public Market<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b8cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b8cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We walked through <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/WqoqVRp7XSGedwC87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Makishi Public Market<\/a>, a two-story market packed with fresh seafood, meats, and local Okinawan ingredients. The first floor had vendors selling everything from whole fish and shellfish to pork cuts and tropical fruits. Some stalls had tanks with live seafood, and a few offered to cook what you bought upstairs. We went up to the second floor, where there were small restaurants serving Okinawan dishes. It felt like a mix of a traditional market and a casual food court, with locals and tourists both stopping to eat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d76a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8d76a7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd1b4c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd1b4c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e33a4\" data-id=\"13e33a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31ba16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b31ba16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AB8D7E65-B4E0-4003-A947-A1BA0DB33DF5_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AB8D7E65-B4E0-4003-A947-A1BA0DB33DF5_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AB8D7E65-B4E0-4003-A947-A1BA0DB33DF5_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AB8D7E65-B4E0-4003-A947-A1BA0DB33DF5_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-733c401\" data-id=\"733c401\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5845d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5845d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had been looking forward to Japanese eel bowls since I set out on this trip. I didn&#8217;t like it! I was confused by how fishy. it tastes. I would go on to try eel a couple more times in Japan before I finally realized that there are two types of eel commonly served in Japan. Unagi is freshwater eel, usually grilled and coated with a sweet soy-based sauce. This is the eel I love on sushi. Anago, on the other hand, is saltwater eel (Japanese Conger Eel), which is usually simmered or lightly grilled with a less sweet sauce than unagi. This eel I don&#8217;t love, it tastes fishy to me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-742a3c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"742a3c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d538dff\" data-id=\"d538dff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d93f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01d93f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a41e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a41e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 3 - Tokashiki Island<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f00813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f00813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Naha Kokusai Dori Shopping Street<\/li><li>Makishi Public Market<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e15b82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfe038f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfe038f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c4cda3\" data-id=\"2c4cda3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbff6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbff6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Kerama Islands<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c3ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"35c3ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m16!1m12!1m3!1d73983.60037673288!2d127.31702133379319!3d26.199449486647264!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!2m1!1sKerama%20Islands%2C%20Japan!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1742594761554!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef5c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef5c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kerama Islands are a small group of islands west of Okinawa, known for their clear waters, coral reefs, and marine life. There are three main inhabited islands: Tokashiki, Zamami, and Aka, with ferry services connecting them to Naha. The ocean&#8217;s color is so vivid they just call the color &#8220;Kerama Blue&#8221;, because there are now words to capture it. The clarity and vivid color are due to the region\u2019s clean ocean currents, white sandy seabed, and abundant coral reefs, which enhance the reflection of sunlight. Historically, the islands were the site of one of the first battles of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Many residents, fearing capture by U.S. forces, were coerced into mass suicides by Japanese soldiers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-362e937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"362e937\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-726c5cf\" data-id=\"726c5cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afedf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1afedf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tokashiki Island is the largest of the beautiful Kerama Islands. It&#8217;s common to stay on Tokashiki and go on tours to the surrounding area. I don&#8217;t know if there is a wrong way to travel the Kerama Islands, but we decided to spend at least one night on all three.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31a8029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31a8029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea1e5b8\" data-id=\"ea1e5b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a8074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"79a8074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d52b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13d52b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aharen Beach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067297f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"067297f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0386-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b51d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b51d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/hDU3Jwtx4rE1Zpes8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aharen Beach<\/a> is the most popular beach on Tokashiki Island. Known for its clear turquoise waters and soft white sand, it\u2019s a great spot for swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing. Most of the beaches on the Kerama Islands have designated swimming areas. It&#8217;s a safety precaution they enforce on many beaches. At Aharen Beach, it was not enforced. There is a jellyfish net protecting the roped-off area. Jellyfish are, apparently, a serious danger in Okinawa. It wasn&#8217;t jellyfish season when we visited and we didn&#8217;t have any issues.<\/p><p>Most beachgoers crowd around the entrance to the beach. The surrounding area has small restaurants and rental shops offering beach gear, including umbrellas, snorkels, and kayaks. The nearby cliffs and lush green hills add to the scenery, making for a picturesque location. There is a large boulder protruding from the sand. We found a kind of goby fish that lived in the cracks of the rocks and seemed to do just fine walking around on its fins above water. The call of cicadas hidden in the trees was loud and unceasing. You can hike to a lookout pavilion perched on the hill above the beach. 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If you look closely, you can even see the blueish color of some of the coral from a couple of hundred feet in the air &#8211; the water was that clear. There was no one in this area, but I&#8217;m a confident swimmer and I&#8217;ve done my fair share of solo snorkeling, so I swam out to the reef by myself. I brought my mask and snorkel with me and decided not to pay to rent fins.\u00a0<\/p><p>The reef was beautiful! Indonesia&#8217;s reefs are still undefeated, but the Kerama Islands reefs are a close second. I saw a few new species of reef fish I had never seen before. I stayed out in the water snorkeling for a long while, but I knew Indi would worry if I was away for too long. So, I reluctantly swam back to shore. 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src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC0E3D0A-812C-4511-B42F-EB16DC77115E_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC0E3D0A-812C-4511-B42F-EB16DC77115E_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC0E3D0A-812C-4511-B42F-EB16DC77115E_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AC0E3D0A-812C-4511-B42F-EB16DC77115E_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c50ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c50ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We stayed at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/2QTVocR5hh3j5qGN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kerama Backpackers<\/a> on Tokashiki Island. This was our first experience staying at a &#8220;guesthouse&#8221; in Japan. We loved it! I wish we could have stayed longer. We took the last room available: the traditional Japanese room. That meant that we slept on Japanese futons. Not all futons are created equal but they are generally less comfortable than the mattresses you are probably used to. I thought it was a fun experience but wouldn&#8217;t have minded a thicker futon&#8230;<\/p><p>Upon seeing the tatami mats and breathing in their hay-like aroma, Indi was overwhelmed by the Spirit of Japan and began a sumo wrestling exercise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c30969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c30969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d48150f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d48150f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98eb165\" data-id=\"98eb165\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be70cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6be70cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8A2A2B0F-CA3A-4365-801C-EF4155E7EF69_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8A2A2B0F-CA3A-4365-801C-EF4155E7EF69_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8A2A2B0F-CA3A-4365-801C-EF4155E7EF69_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/8A2A2B0F-CA3A-4365-801C-EF4155E7EF69_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dac0095\" data-id=\"dac0095\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b917c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b917c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We had sushi for dinner at one of the few restaurants on the island. We figured that an island would have the best fish, but that wasn&#8217;t the case. The fish wasn&#8217;t awful, but we didn&#8217;t love it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6f7d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6f7d50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12da54b\" data-id=\"12da54b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd51d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fbd51d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4951400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4951400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 4 - Tokashiki\/Zamami Island<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4c0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4c0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Scuba Diving<\/li><li>Aharen 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We checked out of the guesthouse in the morning and walked over to a <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/W82eY1bUgFRP55mD8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scuba diving shop<\/a> in town. I believe it is run by the owners of another guesthouse. We got fitted for gear, left our things in their building, got in their van, and drove to the other side of the beach. We helped load the boat at the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/HDMRgVP22HwpTkvg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aharen Port<\/a>. It was my first time using the smaller, heavier oxygen tanks.\u00a0<\/p><p>The boat ride to each location was pretty short. My last dive was at <a href=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/es\/gili-islands\/\">The Gili Islands<\/a> in Indonesia. My mask performed much better this time, burning off the plastic film from the inside of the glass made a huge difference. Unfortunately, the water proof housing around my GoPro started fogging up so a lot of my footage isn&#8217;t great.<\/p><p>Our first dive location was mostly through sandy shallows. It was pleasant enough but mostly featureless. It was a good warm-up dive for Indi who had not been in over a year. There was a small coral island in the middle of the sand that was covered in fish. I&#8217;m not sure, but one of the most prevalent fish species may have been the Ryukyu Sweeper. 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/so12-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1332f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1332f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After our first dive, we returned to shore. I believe we only carried enough tanks to do one dive, so they needed to be swapped out. There was a short wait at the dock, I took the time to find a vending machine and let my GoPro housing dry out. It wasn&#8217;t long before we piled back in the boat and sailed to our second dive site.<\/p><p>The second dive site was much cooler than the first. It was principally a cave dive. We went down to depth (maybe 40 feet), then swam through a kind of crevice. The crevice descended deeper, took a sharp left turn, then turned into an enclosed tunnel. It was very dark inside. The dive guide had his flashlight on, and there was some light shining from a crack above us. There were a few pretty magenta fishes, but there wasn&#8217;t a whole lot to see in this area. The cool factor was there for me, though. This may have been the most fun I have had diving. We exited the tunnel after some photos and then came across a strange sea creature: the red electric clam.<\/p><p>The Red Electric Clam is found in the warm Indo-Pacific waters. Known for its bright red or orange mantle, it has a symbiotic relationship with algae that gives it a glowing appearance. Two lines within the clam appear to flash on and off like the filaments within a lightbulb. 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https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4313936A-7194-4E36-8D34-8D7A51CA98BB_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d294506\" data-id=\"d294506\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926d376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"926d376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We saw a Studio Ghibli-themed house with impressive sculptures in the front yard.\u00a0<\/p><p>We checked into our accommodations &#8211; another guesthouse similar to the last. It was called and I found it on Google Maps. We rented bikes from the guesthouse to get around the island.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4f64d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4f64d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d65068e\" data-id=\"d65068e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b0727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71b0727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9975dc9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9975dc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9512d\" data-id=\"0d9512d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7efb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1a7efb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-12222 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1a7efb1\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_9596\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzMDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDNcL0lNR185NTk2LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMWE3ZWZiMSJ9\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9596-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1a7efb1\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_9594\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzMDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDNcL0lNR185NTk0LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMWE3ZWZiMSJ9\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9594-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9830371\" data-id=\"9830371\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09f4611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09f4611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We watched the sun set over Aka Island next to the statue of Marilyn. Shiro was a dog from Aka Island who regularly swam over a mile across the sea to visit Marilyn on Zamami Island in the 1980s. Their story gained national attention in Japan, and after Marilyn passed away, a statue was built in her honor on Zamami. Shiro later became famous and was featured in a TV program. His statue was later placed on Aka Island, facing Zamami.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b49aa11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b49aa11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2543e8\" data-id=\"f2543e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5fe4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d5fe4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd766b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bd766b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day 5 - Zamami\/Aka Island<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad10dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ad10dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ama Beach<\/li><li>Furuzamami Beach<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3690064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3690064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef5d81d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef5d81d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4fb4f\" data-id=\"4d4fb4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dddf73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dddf73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ama Beach\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d3166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97d3166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-1024x797.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-1024x797.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-768x597.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-1536x1195.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-2048x1593.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ama-Beach-15x12.jpeg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3ff42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be3ff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the morning, we rode our bikes to the closest beach &#8211; Ama Beach. Ama Beach has a mostly rocky shoreline, with little natural shade, making it less ideal for lounging without an umbrella. From the beach, you can see the uninhabited islands of Gahi and Agenashiku, as well as the larger Amuro Island just offshore. If you had a kayak or paddleboard, you could easily get to one of these small islands. At low tide, exposed rocks and tide pools appear along the shore. Sea turtles are often spotted grazing in the shallows, especially in the early morning or late afternoon. Indi snorkeled for a while but I hung out in the shallows. We didn&#8217;t stay too long at this beach because I knew that the main attraction on Zamami Island is Furuzamami Beach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6678569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6678569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28965ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28965ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f828c34\" data-id=\"f828c34\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f52e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64f52e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1E5C74A6-46EE-4E72-AF2D-F0155500CD99_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1E5C74A6-46EE-4E72-AF2D-F0155500CD99_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1E5C74A6-46EE-4E72-AF2D-F0155500CD99_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1E5C74A6-46EE-4E72-AF2D-F0155500CD99_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c018302\" data-id=\"c018302\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0774d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0774d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the beach, we ate one of the best onigiris of our trip from a shack a short distance from the ocean. We got breakfast onigiris with spam, egg, mayo, and black pepper. Delicioso.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d1b2f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d1b2f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39026a4\" data-id=\"39026a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ae917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"60ae917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c269a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73c269a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Furuzamami Beach\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a95c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a95c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-1024x896.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12313\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-2048x1792.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GOPR3784-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f89480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f89480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Furuzamami Beach has clear, shallow waters and white coral sand. I was shocked by the multi-colored Kerama blue water. All of these photos are unedited. They can&#8217;t capture the vivid, electric color of the shifting water, but even so, the color is incredible. I need to compile an official list, but I am all but certain that\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1rem;\">Furuzamami Beach ranks in my top 10 beaches list.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">The shoreline is lined with scattered coral fragments, so bring footwear for walking on the beach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The beach has rental shops offering snorkel gear, umbrellas, and lounge chairs, as well as a small caf\u00e9 nearby. We rode our bikes to the beach and the ride had some significant ups and downs. I would do it again on a bike, but a bike with more gears would be ideal. There were parts of the road that were so steep that I needed to hop off the bike. Furuzamami has designated swimming areas and lifeguards during peak season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d324626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"d324626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-12222 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d324626\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"default\" 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alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0419-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0419-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0419-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0419-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0419-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DJI_0419-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174a5dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"174a5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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There was a shallow reef not far from the shore. It&#8217;s a great reef for beginner snorkelers. There are myriad reef fish species living around the coral. I saw colorful parrotfish, territorial clownfish, and a lot more fish whose names I have yet to learn. 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I saw long, empty white sand beaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a31c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84a31c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We spent the rest of our time enjoying the beach. Eventually, we had to return to town. We returned our bikes and got some snacks. Indi was obsessed with a grape-flavored ice cream snack. They were purple or green frozen balls, depending on the grape flavor. We grabbed some laundry we had hung up to dry outside of the guesthouse, threw it in our bags, and got a ride from our guesthouse back to the port. From there, we took the small ferry to Aka Island.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-982c3b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"982c3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9be56cf\" data-id=\"9be56cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a870dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a870dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082832f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"082832f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-12222 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"082832f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_9617\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzMzksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDNcL0lNR185NjE3LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDgyODMyZiJ9\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9617-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"082832f\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_9618\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTIzNDAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDNcL0lNR185NjE4LXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDgyODMyZiJ9\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9618-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82714f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82714f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We had heard that there were deer on Aka Island. That&#8217;s an understatement, from the moment we stepped foot on the island we saw deer everywhere. We didn&#8217;t see many other tourists, and the locals seemed to be uninterested in the deer. We didn&#8217;t approach them, but in walking along the road we got fairly close and they seemed unafraid. When The Kerama Islands are busy with tourists I have a feeling the deer are swarmed by humans offering sugary foods.<\/p><p>We spent the last of the day&#8217;s light walking around the island. We watched the sun set on a beach full of deer. We later found a small restaurant that seemed to operate out of someone&#8217;s house. 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data-id=\"ab950c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">zzzzIn the morning we got up and packed. We checked out and left our bags at the hotel. We walked to a bike rental place and took off on bikes to Geruma Island. The ride was fairly hot, especially because the bikes didn&#8217;t have gears and the road went up and down. At Geruma I helped a guy walk his kayak to the water, we walked up to a shrine, and then to an observation deck. We spotted very few other tourists along the way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eec2cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2eec2cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b817dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b817dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b6249\" data-id=\"85b6249\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45afd37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45afd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aka Beach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60fa8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a60fa8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery galleryid-12222 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a60fa8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"aka\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI1MjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL2FrYS1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE2MGZhOGIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-1024x896.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-1024x896.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-300x263.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-768x672.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-1536x1344.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-2048x1792.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a60fa8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"aka2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI1MjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL2FrYTItc2NhbGVkLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJhNjBmYThiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-1024x896.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-1024x896.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-300x263.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-768x672.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-1536x1344.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-2048x1792.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aka2-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a60fa8b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"eel\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTI1MjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93ZXN0aW5kaWVzdHJhdmVsLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDRcL2VlbC1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImE2MGZhOGIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-1024x896.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-1024x896.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-300x263.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-768x672.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-1536x1344.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-2048x1792.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/eel-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7f035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f7f035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We rode back to Aka Island and went to Aka Beach. Indi rented a snorkel and fins. We went snorkeling and I was surprised to find the reef much better than I had expected. Not sure why I had low expectations but it was great, though damaged. I didn\u2019t want to leave because I was convinced we were going to find better snorkeling on the island and thought that Aka\u2019s pretty beach would not be as good as Zamami\u2019s. I was wrong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dea5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2dea5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a216af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a216af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-096d523\" data-id=\"096d523\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7553410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7553410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nishibama Beach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaabb8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaabb8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-1024x575.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12526\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-1536x862.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-2048x1150.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nb1-18x10.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5801158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5801158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We rode our bikes to the east side of the island and stopped for lunch before hitting the beach. I tried Okinawa\u2019s well-known taco rice for the first time\u2014it was better than I expected but nothing mind-blowing. From there, we\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\">went to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/abnRcf7M5FLsRYti8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nishibama Beach<\/a>, which<\/span>\u00a0completely blew me away. The beach is a long stretch of soft white sand, with clear Kerama blue water and a vivid coral reef just offshore. It\u2019s postcard-perfect and easily one of the most beautiful beaches I\u2019ve ever visited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6232a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"6232a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-22' class='gallery galleryid-12222 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"6232a2d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"default\" 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href='https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3895E68E-7DB0-478D-98AA-BFCA807DF364_1_105_c.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3895E68E-7DB0-478D-98AA-BFCA807DF364_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3895E68E-7DB0-478D-98AA-BFCA807DF364_1_105_c.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3895E68E-7DB0-478D-98AA-BFCA807DF364_1_105_c-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/westindiestravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3895E68E-7DB0-478D-98AA-BFCA807DF364_1_105_c-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e957dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e957dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We set up near the shade of the small cliffs on the south side and took in the view. One thing to note is that the swimming area is strictly controlled. Unlike Aharen Beach, where the rules are looser, here the lifeguards will call you back in if you cross the roped-off boundaries. I flew the drone for a bit to take some photos of this spectacular beach and the reef beyond it. After that, we snorkeled for a long time\u2014visibility was excellent, and there were lots of fish. I saw a porcupine fish, a banded sea krait, an eel, and a massive parrotfish.<\/p><p>We lost track of time and stayed in the water until we both realized we weren\u2019t sure how long we had before the return ferry. Since we still had a little time, we just sat waist-deep in the water and talked, watching the afternoon sun reflect off the ocean. It felt like a soft goodbye to our beach life. We knew our island life chapter was ending after moving from Puerto Rico, and we ended it on a high note. 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a923d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a923d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We got back on the bikes and peddled back fast because we had let the time get away from us and the bike rentals were due in 3 minutes. The ride was scenic and fragrant from the smell of roadside flowering plants. I made it back 5 minutes late but the lady didn&#8217;t mind. Indi dropped off her snorkeling stuff and arrived shortly after. We returned to the hotel, showered, and our host dropped us off at the ferry. I loved staying at all three guesthouses, although the beds leave much to be desired.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4484a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4484a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ferry to Naha departed at 4:00 pm. It stopped at the other islands before returning to Okinawa. We meandered towards the train station, which took us to the airport. 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House geckos crawl around the house\u2019s exterior to hunt bugs drawn by the light. I feel lucky every day to live here and do my best to never take it for granted. We love exploring the island and since moving here, have done and seen a lot. My google maps is a messy mix of pins, many are pins of where I want to visit, and dozens more are favorite spots I have saved, from beaches, to hikes, to restaurants, to cultural sites, and more. Puerto Rico is a big island and there is so much to do. We have played the part of tour guide for friends and family on numerous occasions. I like to plan everything, which means a detailed itinerary crafted for every visit. 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