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20day Okinawa honeymoon / Main island + Zamami only, does this split make sense?

Hey everyone!

My (soon to be) wife and I are planning our 2nd trip in Japan. First one was last year and we visited lots of places in Tokyo,Kyoto and Osaka. This time in honeymoon we aim for some chill time in Okinawa during 23 sept - 12oct 20 ish days)
We'd like to stay in Tokyo 17-23 Sept as we really love the city a lot and still want to visit some places there.
We want to avoid extra domestic flights after landing in Naha, keeping everything ferry based. So we've skipped Ishigaki/Miyako (no ferry there anyway) and also dropped Kume Island, sticking to just Okinawa main island + Zamami. (just a thought please correct me and suggest better ideas)

Rough plan:

  • ~8 days on Okinawa main island, can't decide where would be the best spot to stay Chatan/Onna/Naha with a rental car. Just want to settle for a split then will do the itinerary but we want to do all that stuff with day trips to Shuri Castle/Naha, and up north to Churaumi Aquarium + Kouri Island. I alone, would also like to do some planned scuba diving trips in some days and snorkeling when we just chill at a beach.
  • ~10 days on Zamami via high-speed ferry from Tomari Port — near-daily snorkeling (me more than my wife, she's more into beach relaxing), hoping to find a local guide for fishing/spearfishing at some point.
  • ~2 buffer days for weather/ferry cancellations before flying out via Tokyo.

Main interests: snorkeling almost daily, some spearfishing/fishing with a local if possible, relaxed beach time for my wife, some culture/food along the way.

Questions:

  1. Is Naha/Chatan/Onna the best base for this kind of split, or would you pick elsewhere?
  2. Is 10 days on Zamami too long, or plenty to do at a slow pace?
  3. Anyone have recommandations for real local fishing/spearfishing? I've checked and spearfishing is allowed only for a spear pole without a trigger.
  4. Any must-dos or mistakes to avoid with this "ferry-only, slow travel" approach?
  5. Would you agree that hotel/ferry reservations should be bought only 1-2 days before, considering there's chances of bad weather/Typhoons during sept/oct?

We are so excited to get back in Japan, can't really wait.

Thanks, much appreciated!✌️

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u/zgbj — 1 day ago
▲ 114 r/CasualRO

Campeala solo (we back)

🫡,

Pe la inceputul lunii mai am bagat a doua iesire pe anu/sezonu asta de cand o inceput.

Am revenit aici pentru ca ultima oara nu am filmat, asa ca de data asta am pregatit si varianta mai lunga, ca si vlog.

Am promis ca mai fac postari, asa ca, we back. Ma si bucura gandu ca mai inspir macar 1 om sa iasa pe afara.

Deci da, 3 zile de campeala solo langa lac. Volum 0 la orice, natura la 100, am ascultat doar focu si pasarile, doar asa simt ca reincarc cu adevarat bateriile. Vorba vine "incarci" pentru ca faci constant chestii si te intorci obosit, da e oboseala aia faina care merita pentru psihic.

Per total, o experienta mega faina, de mult mi-am dorit sa stau si sa ascult ploaia afara sub o prelata prin natura. Pe langa asta, am mai si facut foc + gatit cand dadea ploaia mai rau 😂.

Mai are rost sa zic de priveliste? n-ai cum. Seara la foc, cantau pasarile 24/24, plimbari pe lac cu SUP, am mai si pescuit pe ici colo cand apucam.

De fiecare data cand stau si ma gandesc/scriu cum a fost, imi doresc sa fac iesiri mai lungi de 3 zile. Si nu, nu am vazut ursi nici de data asta.

Until next time, pace va doresc! ✌️

u/zgbj — 3 months ago
▲ 48 r/carcamping

hi, it's me again! 🫡

At the start of April, I went out again for the first time this year. Sadly, I was able to sleep only 1 night, in the back of my car, at the base of Piatra Secuiului, woke up early, and hiked to the top of one of Transylvania's most dramatic peaks.
The weather was amazing both during day & night. Closer to 0°C at night, during the day about 15-20°C.

The place definitely has more to offer in terms of exploring/visiting, but you can only do that much in such a short time, so I'm excited to get back there sometime and explore further.

Destroyed 2 burgers in 2 days and some bacon & eggs for breakfast, among other snacks.

The hike was super nice, the ascent was about 3h total up, including the vlogging stuff and breaks and around 1h descent. I basically ran back to my camp spot on descent.

Excellent and fun short solo trip, can't wait for the next one.

u/zgbj — 4 months ago