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I realize that I have not posted for some time. When there is misery and pain at work, there is a resultant fall off in blog luminosity. Last night, however, I join the elegant Rumi san and some friends to … Continue reading →

I sail out to the diving place just in front of my house. This place is celebrated for having lots of coral replanting projects, tons of Bat Fish and many different species of Clown Fish. It was a sad dive. … Continue reading →

Oh no! I have no lamb! I run to the computer and order my usual fix. This is a half lamb from my munificent dealer Baticrom. https://quietripple.wordpress.com/2017/04/27/rescue/ I do not notice that the standard dose at Baticrom is no longer a … Continue reading →

So, thank you once again Japan for your public holidays. After a troubled week, the great Shinto Gods reward us with Ocean Day. This means that we got Saturday, Sunday and Monday to splash around in the paddling pool or … Continue reading →

Things have been tough at OIST this week. But I can watch sunsets. Wordsworth.

I have mentioned that the Octopus store has been made over. It is now gleaming and just a touch soulless.  Still great fun,  however they clearly cater for the tourist trade which makes we Okinawans look down our noses a … Continue reading →

I cannot stop thinking about Norfolk Gypsies. These are boats made in England, one of which has turned up on the dockside of Miyako Jima, an island a couple of hundred kilometers from here. I yearn for her tragically. The … Continue reading →

I have not gone on a long sail in the Scaffie since the epic Keramas adventures with Ben in November 2015. https://quietripple.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/saving-sergeant-scaffie/ This weekend the weather is announced fair so I determine to take off to Minna Jima. The Scaffie loves a … Continue reading →

Naoko found me a Japanese rugby streaming channel. This is probably bad news as I can now vegetate in front of the screen and watch rugby all the time. It has already had an influence on my social life as … Continue reading →

It is Summer in Okinawa. It is hot, the sea is warm and so all things look seaward. About 20 meters from the shore in front of my house there is a family of Clown Fish. I amazed that they … Continue reading →