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Going to Okinawa

We are going to Okinawa!My last day of University classes will be on July 2nd, so we are flying to Okinawa on July 7th. I'll miss my kids, but don't worry I'll be back after the Summer break.This will be my first decent length vacation since going back to... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Sun, Jun 22 2008

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15 Jul 08 visit Heading To Okinawa  »  Mottekaero As regular readers will know, we went to Okinawa recently. It was a holiday away from work & from blogging. However scheduled posts kept everyone entertained. Now I'm back, here are some pictures.Here's the view out the window, just a sea of white...
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