JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Thursday August 4, 2005 [PC (2/365) VW (1/365) SH(2/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (1/365) PC-partly cloudy (2/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (2/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (2/365) SH-slightly humid (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (33/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (22/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (2/365)
H-humid (22/365) SH-slightly humid (40/365)

Wednesday August 3, 2005 [C (1/365) W (1/365) SH(1/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) C-cloudy (1/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
W-windy (1/365) LW-light winds (2/365)
H-humid (2/365) SH-slightly humid (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (16/365) PC-partly cloudy (32/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (22/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (22/365) SH-slightly humid (39/365)

Although this species is not native to the islands, it (and the beautiful call it emits) can be found throughout Okinawa.

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Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :
English – very delicious
Japanese – tottemo oishii (????????)
Hogen – ippeemaasan (????????)

Tuesday August 2, 2005 [PC (1/365) LW (2/365) H(2/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365) PC-partly cloudy (1/365)
LW-light winds (2/365)
H-humid (2/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (32/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (21/365) LW-light winds (37/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (22/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Monday August 1, 2005 [S (1/365) LW (1/365) H(1/365) ]

August 2005 Total:
S-sunny (1/365)
LW-light winds (1/365)
H-humid (1/365)

This Year�s (June 3, 2005 – June 2, 2006) Total:
S-sunny (14/365) C-cloudy (15/365) PC-partly cloudy (31/365)
D-drizzle (2/365) R-rainy (2/365) SR-scattered rain showers (9/365)
W-windy (21/365) LW-light winds (36/365) VW-very windy (1/365)
H-humid (21/365) SH-slightly humid (38/365)

Well here it is August already. True to the typical lifestyle on the island at this time of year, the first thing out of almost everyone’s mouth is how hot it is. It’s not that the actual heat is so bad, but the humidity can make life on Okinawa extremely unpleasant at this time of year. However, the sunny skies make spending some time at the beaches in the late afternoon can make life a little more bearable. So if you visit the island at this time of year and get the chance, go spend a few hours having a pleasant late afternoon on a West coast beach and watch one the colorful and relaxing sunsets.