Yesterday's day at the beach was a gorgeous trip. The weather couldn't have been better as we had lots of sun and a cool breeze.
And as you can see from the picture, I enjoyed relaxing by the South China Sea. The beach day ended with a meet and greet to honor the military veterans on the Swim (our amazing Melissa Stockwell!) and Track and Field Teams.
Today, we had the afternoon to go off base. So Coach Peggy, Casey and I checked out the local Okinawa shopping. Between navigating the streets in a taxi, finding a Japanese 100 Yen store (like a U.S. dollar store), trying on Japanese accessories at a major department store, and being stared at by the island residents, it was a great afternoon adventure!Tonight is team skit night where the teams are divided between rookies and veterans of the Games - I'm sure it will be something to see!
Despite what this post suggests, we are training very hard here! Most of the team has begun to taper so we are all full of energy in our last few days in Japan.
2 comments:
Keep those updates coming!!
Beth,
OMG we are so excited for you.
Ash and I were so depressed when they had the closing ceremony and were both hoping that you would qualify for paralympics. The swimming was our fav.event. We will be cheering for our USA team, and especially for our friend from Tiffin. We're not sure if it will be televised on our local stations.
Good luck,
Your friend from Tiffin,
Deb Althaus and Ashley
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