Finally some pics

Here, at long last are a few pictures from Ojika. These are just a couple that I took this past weekend on a bike ride around the island. You might be able to click on the images to make them bigger. Give it a try and see what happens!

Most of the farmers are doing a rice harvest right now, so the roads are lined with the drying stems. Many people just use the roadside barriers for drying racks, while others have thier own wooden racks set up in the fields.

Not sure if this picture will show up very clear, but it is a beautiful farmhouse right on a little bay. They get to watch the sunset over the ocean every night. This is a really great spot for a house!
Standing in a small park looking out over one of the neighboring islands. I'm not sure what the name of this one is, there are many small islands all around the one I am on.

Same park looking at the beach below and the island in the background. Unfortunately this park is not used very much at all (most of the parks on the island seems to not be used). The beach has a lot of trash collected on it. The students at the school do beach cleaning days, but I dont think this one is on the circuit anymore. Because of the decline in population on the island, many of these nice little spots have fallen out of care. There are not enough people using them, and not enough money to keep them maintained, I guess. It is a shame, because there are some areas that look like they used to be really nice.

Hopefully I'll be able to post more pictures soon, these few dont do the island justice at all. Even despite the lack of upkeep in some areas, it is a very beautiful island.