Great Days with the Grandkids

Our daughter’s family was scheduled to arrive later on March 24rd so we took a taxi from the Chatan Hilton to The Busena Terrace located near the town of Kise, about an hour and twenty minutes north.  We were certainly living the high life, from one luxury resort to another (remember we live on a tiny boat).

The resort is located on a peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan. Again, the weather was unseasonable cold so no beach days but still a beautiful location. We got a text message from our daughter that the airline had lost some of their luggage so they were running a little late. We finally gave up and went to dinner, only to have them walk in the dinning room about thirty minutes later. It was so great to see the grandkids after eight months, along with our daughter and her husband, Nash. Christa and Nash have done so many thoughtful and wonderful things for us it felt good to give back, even if it was small gifts. We are certainly blessed with both of our children and their families.

We went down to their ground floor room and got caught up and gave belated Christmas/birthday presents to everyone. Nash got a hand-carved rosewood ukulele from Hiva Oa and Christa got a beautiful set of black pearl necklace and ear rings from Roria in the Tuamotus.

Rather than write lots of narrative about our visit, we’ll let the photos and captions tell the story.

Okinawa is Japan's "Hawaii." In a couple of months these beaches (with warmer weather) will be packed with tourists.

Alas, this beautiful pool was scheduled to open the day we left to head back to Tahiti.

We had been looking for the "perfect gift" for Nash for a long time. This hand carved Pacific Rosewood ukulele fit the bill.

When you go on vacation with Christa, prepared to be active. There were bike trails along many of the major roads. We took this one to a neat local restaurant for lunch.

I don't think Conner could walk for a couple days after this ride.

Miss Quinn.