When we woke up the day after the typhoon, it was surprisingly calm. The typhoon appeared and went very quickly. Since it was actually sunny, Ken and I decided to take a drive up north to the Yanbaru area. When you think of a tropical island, you really have to go up north in Okinawa to see one.

We got up in the area and found a nice cafe and had vegetable curry for lunch.

We then took a hiking path through the jungle. There are really no green areas like this down in the city areas. While hiking we saw an orange bird, some lizards, and a really giant white tree slug.

After the hike, we went driving around some more.
This tree in the middle of the street is probably from the previous days typhoon.

While driving we saw a lot more animals…

Turtle

Frog

Snake

Also, at some points the road became very narrow and surrounded by jungle.
In fact, the entire time we were out driving we didnt see a single other car on the road.

I like Yanbaru. It is more what I imagine when I think of a tropical island, and will try to make more visits when I can.