More Snorkeling on Aka Island

 Not a lot to report, other than we're on day 4 of convenience store food and I'm ready for something real and cooked at some point. Sumi's breakfast this morning

They sell individually wrapped jumbo carrots at the "supermarket"

But the highlight of today was our snorkeling trip in the afternoon. 

We went out on a small boat with only 6 of us, all experienced snorkels/divers. This meant we were basically set loose in the open water with vague instructions like "Don't go too far over that way". We were in slightly deeper water, but the water was so clear, it didn't matter. We saw a huge variety of fish and coral, including a very poisonous sea snake, a Moray Eel out swimming in the water (they are always bigger than you expect), and some turtles. 

Today is our last day on Aka. We move to the larger, slightly more commercial island of Zamami tomorrow. They have restaurants there.

Sumi has been collecting pictures of shisa, traditional Okinawan statuettes that are half lion, half dog that sit in pairs outside of homes to keep evil spirits out and good spirits in. They come in all shapes and sizes.

Shisa!

Shisa yaibiin!!

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