my favorite moment...

its hot and our clothes are damp as we peel ourselves from the leather seats of the car and make the trek to the beach. it took us three solid times of getting lost before we found this spot. we walk on the small path through the brush, it feels like a mini-jungle with the wildly colored bugs and butterflies and slithery things that receed too quickly for our eyes but not for our ears. my friend says she spots some blue beyond the trees and we quicken our pace. the sand unfolds before our eyes and the sun shines down on that familiar but always awe-some cobolt infinity. the heat is melting and i absorb the moment of evernow with such depth and entireness. for me, this is the moment of Yes.

typical situation here, an octogenarian cruising along on his bike. he clearly has no idea that we've been patiently crawling behind him for 10 minutes on this narrow road that he takes the liberty to swerve back and forth on. we finally come to a wider part in the road and slowly pass him and make sure to get a good look. this man had the sweetest expression on his face, smile gleeming in the sun, strawhat flapping in the wind. we all rolled down our windows and shouted a big "konichiwa!!!!!!" i think it made his day.

miyako island

I personally think that Miyako has the most beautiful water and beaches ive seen in this country. i have been all over these islands, combing them for the most beautiful beach, of course. and whenever i arrive to one that i think is quite possibly the Most beautiful beach in japan, someone points out a hazy green speck in the distant sea and tells me that That island has a More beautiful beach. haha, well i have the rest of my life to keep looking, and ill let you know when i find it....or maybe i won't...

miyako island