Not sure when this windmill's blade was ripped off, but I wish I'd been there to see it.
Okinawa, Japan
Dec 28, 2012
Christmas Ride
Dec 22, 2012
Okinawa Haikyo 廃墟
The Sunset View Inn or Shah Bay Hotel is located on an isolated hill in Northern Okinawa and has a security guard that patrols the grounds.
If you take a close look at the windows of the hotel, you will see that most have all been broken by years of typhoons.
Aside from damage from mother nature, places like the hotel lobby remain almost completely intact.
On the top floor, The Sky Lounge Restaurant and Golden Shower still had plates on the table and the kitchen still had cans of food on the shelves.
Luckily due to its remote location, this hotel has remained relatively free of vandalism. I only spent about 30 minutes exploring this amazing abandoned hotel, but everywhere I went it looked like the hotel had only closed just yesterday.
Okinawa, Japan
Dec 13, 2012
Winning
Raw talent,
What is a 34% percent increase in business over last year? What is the best year in the past five years? What is the quickest rise to the top in company history?
Just a wave perhaps; one which was paddled onto at the right time. Yet when your wave surpasses almost everyone else's you have to wonder. The real question is what do you do from here? Keep ridding, head to the beach, or lose it all together.
It gets harder when you have learned all you can from your teachers. The wins become fewer and further between. The comfort of complacency begins to call. Its been a long trip here, you deserve a rest, begins to creep into your bones.
Even deeper within you begin to wonder how much further can you realistically push it; doubt and fear of loss being to set in. For there comes a point where everyone can go no further. We all have our limits and you start to fear that this is where your's lies.
Then your mind drifts, just for a moment, to that time you left your comfort zone. Beyond that safety net life was indeed harsher, but only for a moment, because while the winters were lean, the harvests were never richer.
And while the bounty never came without a cost, aptitude surely hastened the crops growth.
What is a 34% percent increase in business over last year? What is the best year in the past five years? What is the quickest rise to the top in company history?
Just a wave perhaps; one which was paddled onto at the right time. Yet when your wave surpasses almost everyone else's you have to wonder. The real question is what do you do from here? Keep ridding, head to the beach, or lose it all together.
It gets harder when you have learned all you can from your teachers. The wins become fewer and further between. The comfort of complacency begins to call. Its been a long trip here, you deserve a rest, begins to creep into your bones.
Even deeper within you begin to wonder how much further can you realistically push it; doubt and fear of loss being to set in. For there comes a point where everyone can go no further. We all have our limits and you start to fear that this is where your's lies.
Then your mind drifts, just for a moment, to that time you left your comfort zone. Beyond that safety net life was indeed harsher, but only for a moment, because while the winters were lean, the harvests were never richer.
And while the bounty never came without a cost, aptitude surely hastened the crops growth.
Dec 12, 2012
Dec 4, 2012
Nov 16, 2012
Futenma Protesters
Okinawa, Japan
Nov 15, 2012
Un Island
Un Island is not connected to Tokashiki, so the only way to reach it is by boat or as I did, jumping in the ocean and swimming out to it.
Un Island, Okinawa
Tokashiki Island
The main road that runs from the port to the Southern end of the island, cuts along the uninhabited mountains and offers stunning views of the ocean.
Tokashiki Island, Okinawa
Gusuku Island
This island lies off of the coast of Tokashiki Island. When the tide is low you can walk on the coral from Tokashiki to Gusuku.
The island itself is little more than a big rock sticking out of the ocean. Its main inhabitants are hermit crabs, crows, and these interesting crabs with red eyes. If you click on this picture you will be able to see that this crab is actually missing its right eye.
Gusuku Island, Okinawa
Oct 15, 2012
Dokutsu
The high humidity in the cave combined with total darkness made taking a decent picture very difficult. Had my larger light not run out of battery's, these pictures likely would have turned out better.
To give you a sense of scale. This cavern was only about 3 feet high. I had to climb on my hands and feet through the water to advance further.
After being in the cave for about 30 minutes the confined space and thick air started to play tricks with my mind and began to induce a creeping feeling of panic.
After being in the cave for about 30 minutes the confined space and thick air started to play tricks with my mind and began to induce a creeping feeling of panic.
Having made it to the back of the cave, I figured it was time to turn around, which I did
Ginowan, Okinawa
Oct 9, 2012
Long-Tailed White-toothed Shrew
This shrew was out in broad daylight running along a wall. So using my computer I blocked its path and then pinned it down with my sunglasses. I was surprised by how sharp its teeth were. It put up a pretty good fight before it got tired out and it decided to play dead. At that point I picked it up and put it on my computer for this picture.
Okinawa, Japan
Oct 6, 2012
Sep 13, 2012
Sep 9, 2012
Aug 25, 2012
Tadake Falls
Nago, Okinawa
Afuiwa Island
Okinawa, Japan
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