We started off with a little Coco's Curry. We had not been to a curry house yet and we wanted to show our new sponsoree's a good place to eat. It was really pretty good.
Then we set of in the car. After two hours of driving around in circles. Literally, Bill was navigating and we had passed the same baseball stadium twice. I finally took over navigation. Only problem being is the driver and the navigator would not listen to me. I had the whole back seat on my side, yet still we were a little lost.
I finally made my point and had the car headed to the peace park. We wanted to stop at the castle first, but I was navigating, and I had to go to the bathroom. When we arrived, Ben the driver felt like I had tricked him into going where I wanted to go. Which is partially true.
The peace park was very nice. It was built in 1995 to help promote peace and remember all the people who died in the Battle of Okinawa. There were about 50,000 people who died in the battle.
They have all of the names inscribed on a black granite wall. It is much like the Vietnam Memorial in DC. I did find a William H Jolley on the wall. I wonder if there is any relation.
Afterwards we set off looking for the castle. On the way home we passed a small boy walking his cow. We drove past him three times trig to get a clear picture.
Still looking for the castle we stopes at an abandoned restaurant. It looked like a castle, but not the right place. The Boys explored a waterfall and a nice place to hide a dead body.
Then we stopped at a tomb. Again the boys got out to explore. They met some locals who gave them directions. We found a house decked out in Christmas lights.
It was a fun day. We saw lots of local cultural flair.
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