Well, it looks like everything is set for our trip to Okinawa. We leave bright and early tomorrow morning — actually, it will more likely be dark and early, since we have to be at the airport by 6 a.m.

We were able to get a pretty decent deal by going with a combination airfare/hotel package, but the only catch was that we weren’t able to choose what time our flights would be. We figured that with the money we’d save, it would be worth the risk, and as it turns out, it looks like we’ll be getting our money’s worth: we’re on the earliest flight down there and the latest flight back up. It’s a nice arrangement, except for having to wake up at 4:00 tomorrow morning and then come back at to Tokyo at about midnight Thursday night, especially since I’ve got work on Friday. But oh well, it should be fun.

I just checked the weather report and apparently thunderstorms are expected in Okinawa during the next three days. Great. However, since Japanese meteorologists are notorious for being exceptionally inaccurate, hopefully we’ll still be able to relax in the sun as planned. My fingers are crossed.