Driving Around Okinawa

I'm glad this man likes to drive:



Because it gives me much more opportunity to photograph interesting little tidbits to share with all of you:


Not that I'm opposed to photogging while driving...I've done it before. It just doesn't always work out when you have to keep your eyes on the road and aim in the general direction and hope you got what you wanted on camera.

These photos are not all from the same trip, I've just been saving them up for awhile, hoping a theme would emerge.

"Interesting stuff" is enough of a theme, right?



Driving under the monorail to the airport in Naha. (Riding on this is on our list of stuff to do.)



Just like the handicapped symbol...or the men's and women's restroom symbols...only this is the universal "we're sorry for your inconvenience" symbol. Effective, no?



Cool bridge we drove over in Naha.



Have any of you ever seen this logo before? Seems a little extreme for some cream soda, don't you think? This was taken not far from our home.



I love how the Okinawans try to make ordinary things more visually appealing (which is entirely subjective, I realize). This is a bus stop. A sweet, magic mushroom bus stop. This was taken up at the more...how shall we say..."rural", laid-back, north end of the island. You know, like the Seattle of Okinawa.



Kind of like the jellyfish man...this guy gets his point across, doesn't he?



I don't know which phrase I like better here..."Jumbo Tours" or "Pleasant Trip Together".
(I secretly think I'll come back to the US speaking like this and people will think I've lost my mind.)



Most of the time, I hate the stormy weather...but I loved the storm clouds behind the Ferris wheel in American Village.



I will admit, I actually went about a mile out of my way to get this picture. I saw it pass by and had to catch up. Eventually we landed at the same red light. This is the first sign (other than grossly exaggerated stories of protests in the news) I've seen of the supposed "anti-military base" sentiment here. I wonder if they were going for 'hilarious'...because if they were, it worked...I was busting up.