Parks and planes.

This post is going to go backwards because the pictures start in the evening and go until the morning. Luckily it doesn't really matter. We went to two different parks today. The second time we went to the one right by our house from about 4-5pm, which tends to be a very heavy plane time. I guess the pilots want to get home for dinner.
Anyway, this is our building, we live on the top floor.


I've adapted pretty quickly to living so close to the flightline. I barely hear them anymore, unless it's one of those "faster than the speed of freedom" jets then they don't even show up on my radar. This is a nice quiet plane. We were just on the walking trail when I took this.

This is a different plane than the ones in the last two pictures, they just come in like crazy at that time of day. I can't think of the adjective I want for this picture, but it just kind of shows how out of place we are here. This beautiful tropical island, with calm waters and sandbars should be peaceful and fun, but instead it's interrupted by military aircraft. I'm used to it obviously, but it just doesn't seem very fair towards the locals.

Now we're back to the morning. This is a picture of Gate 2 street in the daylight. I've never seen it at night...but I've heard about it. Apparently there is a lady on this street who does some tricks with a banana, and buy me drinky girls are rampant. It's basically sodom and gomorrah.

This is a skanky bar, but it kind of shows how beautiful/ugly Okinawa is. It's the definition of a concrete jungle and it just isn't pretty. Now this happens to be a place of sins but it could just as easily be a daycare, they all look the same.

4play? Oh you're so clever....I think we'll be avoiding this street when Thomas is old enough to read.

In between park visits we hung out at home. Thomas actually laid down first to read the vibram catalogue, so Josh joined him. Thomas was tickled pink.

Tommy Lee Jones...he's the boss! He sells coffee well too.


I was talking to my dad today about how quickly I'm taking things for granted. Good heavens look at that view! I just don't notice it as much anymore, it's not quite as awe inspiring after a month of constant exposure.

I did a lot of talking today. I talked to Josh about how if there was ever a time in my life to make exercise a habit, it's now. He is a great resource that I'm not using. So many people don't have supportive spouses, and I do. I also have walking trails that are plentiful and usually bordering an ocean. I have free gyms and pools on every single base here that I can use whenever I want. So with that attitude we parked the car at Sunset beach and walked to Araha beach, played at the pirate ship and walked back. Once I get my real shoes in our next shipment we might even attempt jogging.