Thursday, June 14

Even though it was supposed to be pouring rain today, it was bright and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky! This completely confused us as we had made numerous rainy day plans, but few sunny ones. We got a late start as a result. After much discussion, we opted to ferry over to another island nearby. We went over to Iriomote where we toured a rain forest, hiked up to some water falls, visited a star sand beach again, watched the waterbuffalo pull some carts over to another smaller island, walked through gigantic buttress trees, and finally ferried home again. Needless to say, we did not return home looking, smelling, or feeling as fresh as when we left. It was VERY hot again and the humidity was high! It was a great day and the pictures speak for themselves (when I actually get them online)