The Floating Road in the Pacific: Japanese Piñata

So we tend to spend many of our days beachside as it allows to Colton to move around freely as he is really cruising now! Colton loves people watching, and let's admit it, trying to eat everything in sight. We usually just sit and watch and don't participate in the hoopla that is ensuing around us, most times we don't really understand what's happening. People are smart. It's hot here and where else to go but the beach.

Most of the people here are just BBQing and drinking and listening to the music, occasionally taking a dip. It would be just like any American beach, except that a lot of the women that are there cover themselves from the sun from head to toe. They believe a fair skinned woman is more attractive. Large visors, face masks, long sleeves or arm covers, sometimes even jackets and sweatpants. It's hot here, sometimes with the humidity it says, "feels like 116." No wonder they're so skinny! You couldn't get me dressed like that for anything. I always want to take a picture of them, but I can't do a secret picture and I don't want to offend anyone.
At the little "snack shack" you can buy food or drinks or get shaved ice (which is very inexpensive here and I LOVE it even though it's just sugar). They have about a million different types of mojitos and beer for sale. I decided to get a mojito for myself one day, just because Jason isn't allowed to drink off base doesn't mean the fun should be ruined for everyone, right?

Soon after sitting a large group of women came near us and they had watermelons in plastic bags and large wooden dowels. Now, we were confused too until the blindfold came out and the spinning commenced. A Japanese piñata! How fun. We got a little closer for a better look and of course the women loved Colton, again, who wouldn't?!