Forgot to mention this, but I went to the Mother Land...

Which for me, is Okinawa.  At least on my mom's side.  First time and oh god was it awesome... OCEAN!  ACTUAL OCEAN!  And WAVES! and SAND!  If it wasn't for the horrendous humidity, I might have thought I was actually home in Hawaii.  *sigh*  It did make me a little homesick.



( A little picture heavy... )