ただいま！

I've returned to Saitama after my holiday to Okinawa. What an amazing place! Our hotel was fantastic, very luxurious and we were lucky that we went just after the rainy season finished but before the summer holiday season starts in earnest so we had lots of space to relax around the pool or on the private beach. As you can see from the photo, the weather was nice and the ocean was incredibly blue and clear.



I tried different types of local Okinawan food - goya champuru (stir-fry of egg and goya, a bitter green fruit), soki soba (buckwheat noodles and pork ribs served in a clear broth), shikuasa (a very sour fruit which is making my face screw up just thinking about tasting it again!) and even mimiga (thin shavings of pig's ear served with mayonnaise!). We also tried snorkeling which eclipsed any previous attempts I had at snorkeling in England where you'd be lucky to see your own hand in front of your face in our murky sea let alone any tropical fish or corals!

*sigh* and now back to Kumagaya...