Caroline and I had a free afternoon so we went exploring. I have not mentioned that we have a great website called okinawahai.com that is written by Americans here in Okinawa. When someone finds a great restaurant, beach, spa, etc, they post it on the site. That is where I find our excursions. I read about something and throw us all in the car to check it out. Not everything is great but it is a destination. We usually find something fun along the way.
This day, I wanted to check out the castle ruins and Maeda point. There is not much left of the castle ruins but it is is a short trip from Maeda point. Maeda point is great diving/snorkeling.
Here is the entrance to the Nakimi-jo ruins ("jo" is castle in Japanese.
The castle sat up on a high point of a mountain. Lots of pine trees that we normally don't see.
It was a beautiful day and the ruins looked pretty against the sky.
The view from the top of the castle wall. Not much of the castle is left and I don't think we would head back but it was a nice little trip.
Next we headed to Maeda point just to check it out.
We might check out Maeda point some time for snorkeling but probably not on a weekend. It was pretty but I think we could find a more user friendly place. Pretty place. Caroline was not feeling weel so we did not check out Maeda Flats near the point, it is a beach with huge boulders in the shallow water. Another day
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