We took a weekend trip to Iejima Island off of the Motobu peninsula. It's about a 30 minute ferry ride to the island. It ended up being a beautiful weekend for February (although still not warm enough to swim). We stayed at YYY resort and did some sight seeing. We climbed Mt. Gusuku (you can see a 360 degree view of the island from the top), stopped to see the ruins of the public pawn shop (built in 1929 and destroyed by the battle of Okinawa in 1945), and checked out Niya-Thiya cave (There is a legend of a fertility stone that sits inside the cave. This stone is believed to have a living god inside it. But the medium size stone is more than just a fertility stone. It is also believed that it can determine the gender of the newborn. According to legend, if a woman who picks up the stone feels that it is heavy, her offspring will be a boy. If the stone feels light, the baby will be a girl. These type of fertility stones are sometimes called Kodakara-ishi, (子宝石) which translates to as a 'Child Stone' meaning a form of jewel.) It was a fun trip and we'd like to go back when it's warmer to enjoy water activities.
I do not own the rights to the song used in this video. Music by: Galantis - Runaway (U & I)