After spending the night in a near-by hotel attached to the Chicago's Ohare Airport we walked right into check-in and security without any hassles. That was a first for Chicago.
Most of the tour group meet up with us for the 13 hour flight to Tokyo. A few flew out of different airports and we all synced up in Tokyo for the final 3 hour leg of the trip.
Taika and an old student, Jon Elkin and his wife met us at the airport with the tour bus. There was a short 10 minute ride to the GRG hotel in Naha and we all got checked without hassles.
After getting settled a bit, a large group of us walked across the street for our first bowl of soba and a cold Orion beer. I got to test my knowledge of Japanese and reading the menu as I ordered for our small group. Seven bowls of Soki Soba, two bowls of Okinawa Soba and seven iced cold mugs of Orion. Our trip has officially begun.
Today will be a day of rest and acclamation for the rookies. It's raining today, but I don't think that will dampen the spirits of everyone.
Tomorrow we'll start our official 3 day bus tour of the whole island. There will be postings of our daily activities. Stay Tuned
Very excited regarding Mr. Oyata's next book. Will there be any pictures, or information collected during this journey for it?
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