Walking around Naha Port was of great interest. From huge ocean-going vessels, to Japan military self-defense ships, to tiny fishing boats, there’s a decent variety and volume of ships to gawk at. While walking down a pier I saw the gangplank to a pleasure liner, the Moby Dick, and since there was no one around (again) decided to help myself to the opportunity. Always curious and almost never shy to pry, I waltzed up the gangway and explored the decks and some of what’s inside. I figured that anyone would simply think I was a member of the tour.
As I was panning across the shoreline from my perch on the boat I spotted a huge banyan tree among the city’s many buildings large and small. I had heard of the “treehouse restaurant” in Naha but had never been there. That was soon to change.
Walking around inside the cruise ship I came across the dining room and kitchen. That made me even hungrier than I already was. Okay, that’s enough. Time to eat! It was a relatively short walk from the wharf to the Gajumaru “Treehouse” Restaurant. I don’t know when it was built but can tell you how grateful I am that I decided to go there during this trip. The following year it was torn down. Another landmark bites the dust.
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