The Amazing NIOSC Race: Sponsors

NIOSC is gearing up for the last event of the "season" before we break for the summer! Saturday, nine teams will be competing in The Amazing NIOSC Race and it's going to be so fun. Hopefully, the rain doesn't come down too hard and we have a great race! 

First Open Water Dive

Last Saturday, Mark and I met up with his boss, Brian, and went scuba diving. Well, to be specific, I went scuba diving and Mark went snorkeling. He forgot his buoyancy control device and that's really important. Anyway, we went to Fab Dive. It's named after a really delicious curry place, but we went early so I couldn't go! Maybe next time.

Ie Island and The Lily Festival

Hey! It's Kassie again! Glad you were able to catch up with Mark and his adventures, but now it's back to my fun times on the island. After our adventures to Kouri Island, Kacey and I decided to try to Ie Island on Friday. Luckily for us, it was another beautiful day!

Philippines and Fishing - Another Guest Post

Greetings Family, Friends, and Guests! I have returned for another guest post on Kassie's blog. This entry will cover my three week "vacation" to the Philippines and a deep sea fishing trip my office took two weekend's ago. I will let the pictures do most of the talking.

Kourijima

Today, two things happened: I made a new friend and I visited a new place. Score! First things first, everyone go give Kacey of Kacey's Kitchen and Where in the World is Kacey some blog lovin'! She and I linked up via the web about a month ago and have been following each other on different social media outlets.  Through that, we learned that we both really love exploring and our husbands are boring. Ha! Just kidding about the husbands part, but it is true that it's more often than not that we are being adventurous on our own. So we thought, why not join forces?!

Wild lilies are blooming all over Okinawa... AMAZING!

Osaka: Natural Hot Springs Hotel & My Night Out

So, last you heard, I was heading back to my hotel and was exhausted! Well, the good news is that my hotel was a spa and completely relaxing. I got a really amazing deal through Expedia.com and the location was perfect.

Photo credit to the hotel's website.

Osaka: Osaka Castle & The Japanese Mint

I spent my 2nd day in Osaka in search of cherry blossoms! This wasn't a hard task because they were everywhere. My first stop was Osaka Castle. It was awesome because, typically, there's a bit of a walk from the subway to the place of interest. However, I stepped out of the subway station and saw this: