World Record

We participated in the world's largest tug-of-war with the world's largest rope on Saturday, October 11. And OUR SIDE WON!!! It's an annual tradition in Okinawa, and not necessarily tied to any world record attempts. It was originally a method of solving disputes between tribes on the island. The event got larger and larger and more ceremonial and is now the biggest rope and tug-of-war every year. The rope is so big that the "coaches" stand on the rope and set the rythmn for the pullers. You can see Boo, Paul, and two of our neighbors Aiden and Piper, standing ready to pull on our section of rope. There is also a picture of the kids waiting to run out to the rope. You can get an idea of just how big the rope is. The picture of Sarah is to show how crowed it was. There is also a picture of the king being paraded down the rope. The tradition is that after the end of the contest you cut off a piece of rope. The more rope you get, the more prosperous your year will be. We got tons of rope! It was a lot of fun.