It was actually cold in Okinawa today. It had rained hard overnight and was overcast all day; the temperature was in the lower 50's. I needed my jacket and mittens when I took a walk around the neighborhood. The wind was blowing hard sometimes, so that made it seem much colder. I saw people with heavy winter coats and hats. When the sun does not shine down here, it is really cold. Anyway, not like Tokyo or Washington, DC, but cold for the tropics.
Terri came over about 11:00 and we worked on things for Sunday.
After Henry and Dan came back, we went to a local restaurant located on a new golf course where we had an early Valentine's dinner. The men had steak, Terri and I had the fish platter, and Sara ate chicken fingers and fries. It was a lot of food. Delicious.
When we got back to church, we were having something hot to drink and Sara wanted to play the Chocolaopoly Game. It is similar to Monopoly only everything is chocolate related. Fun facts to know and tell about chocolate:
What is the holiday that has the most chocolate sales?
We finished about nine and left the game up in case we get a chance to play again before Sunday.
Sara in front of shark Jaws
We left about 2:00 p.m. and ate lunch in the van on the way to camp which was about 45 minutes from the aquarium located in the mountains. Before we got there we went up a mountain to see the cherry blossoms in bloom. The trees in Kobe are a lighter pink and bloom in April. These were very pretty.
Dan has added an extension to the main building. Henry helped do the mudding. Terri and I cleaned upstairs. There are three large rooms with bunk beds and room enough for about 35 campers. They have had as many as 50 for family camp so they put futon out on the floors. Each room has its own shower and toilet plus portable racks to hang clothes. The bunks are all hand made and sturdy.
The camp sits on the edge of a hill and probably is about 2-3 acres all told. They have had two retaining walls installed. However, one was not done right so when it rained heavily the large boulders rolled down the hill. Now that needs to be redone.
Boulders that rolled down the hillThis week and next we will probably do a couple of overnights out there to get as much done as possible, Henry will help Dan with the construction, mudding, painting and whatever else. Terri and I will clean and make some curtains for the rooms. Sara will help where she can and read the hymn books.
Henry doing some mudding.
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