53rd Anniversary in Okinawa

Today we spent our 53rd wedding anniversary hiking through a subtropical rainforest in Okinawa. Chuck’s post will tell you all about the caves and the Banyan trees and the history of the place.

At supper tonight we were in for a big surprise. Scenic had an extravaganza in the yacht club with every kind of food imaginable. Our sweet friend Bette Franken left us a card at our door and then had the singer dedicated a song to us. And a serendipitous surprise was that our very favorite song What a Wonderful World was immediately followed by Bette’s requested song for us, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
We were greeted by love and hugs and made to feel treasured by all of our friends .

When we returned to our room about 8:30 pm our bed was decorated and then our Butler and room Stewardess rushed in and said, “You have to leave because we haven’t finished yet.”

So we went back to the dining room and chatted with some more friends and came back 15 minutes later and our Butler said “I’m still not finished. Go away and come back later.” So we went to the observation lounge and sat and chatted about what a wonderful life we have had and how much we treasure each other.

When we returned to the room for the third time, we found champagne and balloons and Tinashe holding a happy anniversary cake for us.

It has indeed been a happy anniversary. We are blessed by our love for each other, and by the love of our friends and family..Read more