As bad as I want to come home, Okinawa does have small perks from time-to-time. While it is cold enough in SC to freeze the nuts off a snowman, the temps are very nice here in Okinawa. Yesterday was 70 degrees and sunny–upper 50’s at night. But, I would go home to SC right now and freeze to get of this rock. The closk is ticking, and we will be inside the 90 day window around mid Feb. Can’t wait to get back on the river and try out the new Sheeter ZX22 Bay.
Oki has a special place in my heart. I enjoyed my brief time there for work.
Great fishing there, even this time of year. Watch out for the killer jellyfish!
Redfish Baron Extraordinaire
Thanks 23sailfish. I enjoyed my time on the mainland of Japan in Iwakuni, but I don’t like this place at all. The traffic is horrible, and the people here SUCK at driving. God forbid a rain frop falls and then it take an hour to go a mile. If the traffic was not so bad, I will probably feel differently about this place. Luckily, I am going to Beaufort, SC to be the MAG-31 CBRN Officer. I started in Beaufort 21 years ago, and I spent the first 10 years of my career there (from the Air Station to Drill Instructor duty and back to the Air Station). I have spent the last 11 years trying to get back to Beaufort. Finally, I get to come home for at least three years.
2012 Skeeter ZX22 Bay
Yamaha 250 hp SHO
Minnkota Riptide 101
Welcome back (in advance). I know I would be excited too.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Thanks SurfFishLife,
I’m sure I will run into some of you guys sooner or later. Yes, we are very excited to come home. The best and worst thing we did was buy 13 acres and a house in 2008. Now, everytime we have to go somewhere, it gets harder everytime to leave home. My oldest daughter will graduate college, and my youngest daughter will graduate high school at our next duty station. So, being home for those major life events will be nice. After Beaufort, I hope to go to New Orleans for my last tour–lots of trout to catch under the dock lights in New Orleans, and other species have nice creel limits there also. Then, I think it will be time to come home for good (retire), and try my hand at other things.
2012 Skeeter ZX22 Bay
Yamaha 250 hp SHO
Minnkota Riptide 101