"Water bull Man"

If ya go to Taketomi Island, you gotta try the water bull ride. It is a riot! It lasts about 30 minutes, and is VERY SLOW. It`s not gonna be the best experience of your life or anything, but it will make you laugh and also you can see the dirt streets and stone walls and old-style houses as the water bull SLOWLY pulls the carriage. In addition, the carriage rider, a "country-cowgirl" type taketomi girl, sings two nice Okinawan songs with the shamisen (an instrument like a banjo.) She also has a good voice voice, so it is soothing. But the beaches at Taketomi are much better than the water bull ride> They are really really worth seeing!!! They are like a dream, something you see in the movies or in a magazine...I can`t believe I went there.

p.s. This water bull was on his way to retirement. He will retire in a few days because he is very old. He barely made it to the finish line of the 30 minute course. He stopped in the shade many times...I thought we would never get to the finish line. He walked almost as slowly as my brother, Mr. H1, and Mr. H2. Those are the three slowest walkers that I know, but this bull was good competition for them I think.