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I wrote the below post a while ago, but I finally found an internet connection and am able to post it. It has been about 4 days since we originally moved into the apartment and we absolutely love it. The dogs are quite, the view is great, and the ocean is close. Not to mention the rent is also cheap. We pretty much have it all cleaned and setup so it feels like our home. After living here for a week, it’s hard to believe I ever worried about leaving it all behind. If you haven’t read the first two posts you can find them here: Starting a New Life and Day 2 in Miyakojima: Finding an Apartment and Other Advice for Moving to a New Area. (The above picture is a 15 minute walk from our apartment).

Day 3 starts from here:

“After a full day of looking at apartments, we were unable to find anything as good as the one we found the first day with the dog. So we decided to go and look at it one more time and found it was even better than we thought. It had more storage space (not that we needed it for our 4 suitcases) and it was only a 15 minute walk from the ocean. It was also very quit, so hopefully we don’t hear the dog too much if it barks.

We were able to talk the apartment company into allowing us to move in the following Monday so that will allow us to save a few days of having to stay in a hotel. We were especially eager to get out of the guest house. It was the worst place I have ever stayed. Not only were the rooms not clean, but we had to go outside to use the shower and bathroom. It felt kind of like expensive camping.

Tomorrow we will be moving to a new location and getting a new rental car.”

PS. We found a rental car for a month at a great price and have even got recommendations for places to find a cheap used car.

I would love to hear all your comments so please post away. My internet usage is a little limited, but I will reply as often as I can.

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I had originally planned to post letting everyone know that I had moved out of my apartment and it might be a few days until I would be able to post again due to the lack of internet. Unfortunately, due to packing and planning, I was never able to get to a location to actually post it.

Things have gone well over the last few days. (For those who have missed the last few posts, I have given up my job and life in Tokyo and moved to Miyakojima, a tropical island of Okinawa.). I was worried about getting rid of all of our stuff, but we were able to sell about half and gave away the other half. We managed to take an apartment full of items we collected over the last few years, and eliminated until everything fit into about 6 suitcases (3 each for myself and my wife).

Each bag was packed to the exact weight limit perfectly. Or at least we thought. Due to our misinterpreting the weight rules we were about 30 kilos over. Luckily we were able to upgrade our seats to priority, which allowed for more luggage (and also a more comfortable ride). It was a little more expensive, but less than it would have been to pay the extra charges.

After a very short layover (we made our plane with about 5 minutes to spare) in Naha we arrived in Miyakojima around 4:00. To save money we are staying at the �Sun Room�, a guest house. It was once a karaoke box that has been converted into sleeping rooms. They also include a rental car and have internet so it’s not a bad deal, but not the cleanest place I’ve ever stayed either.

Tomorrow we will go search for a more permanent place to live.

Stay Tuned….