Fun with Gaffneys, Pt. 3

The thrilling conclusion . . .

This one’s for the grandparents because, between Logan and Elena, 7 out of 8 grandparents have some tie to NY (sorry Dad).  The shirt reads, in typical Japanese fashion, “Grandness, Various People, 1956, Live Nicely, It’s Our Hope”.   Umm . . . ????

Sarah and I loved the Botanical Gardens.  Until now, we’d only been here for the Christmas light show so I included a few extra pics of this particular adventure.  

Beautiful, vivid colors.

Take time to stop and smell the roses.

The kids enjoyed themselves at the playground.  Oh wait . . . :)

Just a small taste--I’m trying to go easy on you.

They have a lily pond that is just enormous, give me another month or so and I’ll give you . . .

acres of these!

Another Saturday brings fun at Torii Beach.

Sarah was ecstatic because Torii Beach has a wealth of sea glass—one of her favorite things.

Sunday, this sign in the church parking lot always makes me smile.  You can bet I’ll be making use of it at least once, just because I can.  I have to wait until I’m at least as big as the picture before I feel I deserve it though.

Another new adventure for us, Gyokusendo Cave.  This was one of the most majestic things I’ve seen on the island; too bad in order to see it you also have to pay for the tickets to the ultra-touristy Okinawa World (no pictures of that).  The cave was worth it though!

 

After just over a month of being in Japan, it was time for the Gaffney’s to head back to Hawaii.  The house still seems quiet . . .  It was great to have them here and they gave us a good test run, working out all the kinks for future visitors.  Who’s next?  :)