IE Jima: Lily festival

The wonderful thing about Okinawa is all the surrounding islands are close by and they each have something interesting to offer. This past lovely Saturday morning, Nick reluctantly woke up and we hopped in the car with Jake and Mackenzie (http://www.bellblissblog.com/) and rode up to Nago to the ferry port. The ferry ride was about thirty minutes from Nago to IE Island and the weather was clear and the water so blue!

On the way to the lilies we stopped at a hibiscus garden!

 The flowers were literally as big as my face! The largest blooms I've ever see, with the most interesting colors!

 This is the gorgeous plant Mackenzie bought!

 This was my favorite, the shape of the petals were so round and different!

 The lovely lilies! The air smelled so clean and fresh, smelling like heaven!

 

 

 

My man on our biking adventure:)



 

 This reminds me so much of the mountain in King Kong, maybe next time we will hike it!

 We rented the bikes for just $10 a person for the day. I found this mode of travel was much more nostalgic than riding around in a bus or a rented car.

 JCrew Jake and Mackenzie!

 A nice little beach with a cabana and a swimming area located in a park right down from the ferry port:)

 Perfect view...and the oceans not bad too;)

The lookout we found on the other end of the island, a view truly right off of a postcard. IE island is a wonderful place to visit and I highly encourage renting the bikes:) What a great adventure! Can't wait for the next one! Will be trying out our new snorkels soon.