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29/06/2024

20/05/2024

27/03/2024

Nik's had fun leading the Boy Scouts of America Kayak merit badge at Camp Dragon on White beach this week.

15/03/2024

Out in Nakijin today.

23/02/2024

Spotted this mighty hopper on a river trek.

19/02/2024

We went to see the elephant at Cape Manzamo, there's an awesome cave to paddle into, tide and swell were ok for some members of the group.

13/02/2024

Snorkel tour today, feeling lucky to have a warmer wind for winter time.

12/02/2024

Up close to a red mangrove tree near Yagaji Island.

02/02/2024

An early morning paddle to see the birds near Yagaji Island; cormorant, grey heron and Black-faced spoonbills (which have increased to 4, from 2 last year).

27/01/2024

This Whistling Green-Pigeon
(Treron formosae) was being attacked by a pair of Osprey or buzzards.
She was still being attacked while motionless in the water and seemed content to be in my company and ride on and in the kayak for the rest of a mangrove tour.
With deep cuts to her neck and a broken beak, the vet was not sure if she'll survive.

23/01/2024

Even though we have just started the coldest week of the year, as usual the plants know spring is just around the corner 🌺

20/12/2023

A crab bigger than my hand!

02/12/2023

Nakijin reef today😁

09/06/2023

Easy camp near home, the ocean is super calm in Motobu, Okinawa, on the north shore.

It looks like rainy season will finally catch up with us next week, keeping things warm and muggy, and when that ends it'll be steamy hot until September.

17/05/2023

Solo kayak camping in Kunigami, Okinawa.

This touring kayak model is an Amatak made by Norlite in Hokkaido, it's on the small side but I successfully packed for one night, happily squeezing in a couple of hours of dry fire wood 😁

I launched from the small town of Ada in the north east of Okinawa, a short paddle to an inaccessible beach.
Always cautious of the east coast as it faces the Pacific ocean, often having a surprisingly big swell.

24/04/2023

Paddling on the east coast of Okinawa from Kayo to Teniya for a break in the shade and a snorkel.

06/02/2023

The conditions on both sides of the the cape at Zanpa, Okinawa were quite calm, however, the waves were bouncing off the wall at the cape creating a very turbulent area, we were bouncing all over the place 😃. Great fun but there wasn't much brain space for enjoying the view at times.

Interesting it was this day I choose to forget the gopro and take the long lense. Pleased to say it stayed dry and I managed some decent shots.

04/12/2022

Nice to see the sun🌞 Out to Kouri island today.

16/10/2022

Paddled around Yagaji Island, Okinawa with . A 15km trip making it a whole days adventure, Great fun!

23/09/2022

Awesome afternoon on the east coast of Okinawa today.

Will knocked out 2 successful rolls on both sides first time.

There was one exciting moment where we got caught out by a few big waves (we were tempting fate by paddling in the surf zone!), Will ended up swimming and his kayak managed to break the camera off my kayak during retrieval. Lesson's learnt and fun had!
Really enjoyed your enthusiasm Will🙏