Ishigaki 2006; Taketomi-jima.

After our trek into the Jungle, we decided to take a ferry to a quite little Island called Taketomi. Taketomi jima is a very small island that has mostly traditional houses on it. It is a great way to see what traditional Okinawa used to look like. We rented some bicycles and rode around the island, again very calm and peaceful. This picture is of us infront of an actual thatched roof hut. This is not what most houses look like, most houses use the red tiles. This was just very unique! We had a very relaxing and fun time peddling around this tiny island and taking in all this sights. It is refreshing to be somewhere so quite, where the pace of life is so much slower. It gives you time to think and reflect on life. While we were riding around I saw a unique shisa adorning the roof of one of the many traditional houses and had to stop and get a picture. As we were heading back to the return the bikes, It started raining... Luckily we were almost back to the shop, so we didn't get too soaked. It was actually kind of fun to ride the bike in the rain. We took the ferry back the the main island, got changed and went out for Ishigaki Gyu!!!!!