Saturday was a very special day, it was what I would call pre-father's day. Greg picked our activities in honor of his special weekend. The choice was the Churoumi Aquarium. We got passes when we first moved here and we are determined to get our monies worth. On our way up to the aquarium we stopped at a japanese rest stop. It had an observation tower, gift shop, food stand, restaurant and of course vending machines. The stop also had a garden dedicated to the G8 summit for peace that took place on Okinawa. Gabriella got an ice cream and I got a lemon drink out of the vending machine. Once we were refreshed we got back on the road to the aquarium. When we arrived we headed in to look at all the fish. Our highlights were finding a school of clown fish (Nemos) in a sea anemone and seeing a really informative movie about the ocean life of Okinawa. At the movie they gave us headphones that translated the program into English.
Since we packed our lunch for the trip we stopped at the rope playground to picnic. We had our delicious sandwiches and some chips and fruit. Once finished Gabriella and Greg headed out on the rope course. Gabriella showed no fear as she scaled rope wall after rope wall. Greg looked so proud. All that exercise tired her out because she slept most of the car ride home. After the we left the aquarium and before Gabriella was able to fall asleep we drove through the Fukugi Row of Trees of Bise. We aren't really sure if we found the specific row of trees, but we found a row of trees that could be Fukugi trees.
Once back at home Greg barbecued some delicious Kobe beef and shrimp, while I worked on the mashed potatoes and Gabriella made the green beans all by herself. She melted the butter, sauteed the green beans, added the salt and pepper and even a splash of chicken stock. Dinner was delicious and everyone felt proud that their portions of the meal turned out perfectly.
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