in our trip, should also be checking out both Lisa and PC's blogs. They have been chronicling our trip as well. In fact, I think Lisa and I doubled up on the whole raincoat thing. It's funny. We all take turns using their computers to make entries. 
In many of Lisa and PC's previous postings there have been mentionings of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium. It is one of Lisa, PC, and Nathan's favorite sites on the Island, and one of their favorite places to take visitors. It is an amazing place. Check out Lisa's blog for some of the aquarium's pertinent stats. The aquarium's centerpiece is an enormous tank that houses three adult whale sharks and countless large rays. The whale sharks were amazingly huge. They would swim in slow circles around the tank. As they come to the front of the tank and swim past the main viewing glass, 
you really get a sense of their size. I think a lot of our enjoyment came from watching our kids. Marielle and Nathan were really in awe of the blue scenery and inhabitants of each tank. There's a smaller viewing area for the main tank that has a large curved glass wall that effectively puts you "in the tank" with water overhead. Watching the two of them crane their necks to see the fish was hilarious. Anyone that has spent time with Marielle knows that she digs her water. Even at the aquarium, she couldn't get enough of it. Later that afternoon, we headed to another one of Lisa, PC, and Nathan's favorite places. It's a small pizza place called "Pizza in the Sky" I had always gotten a kick out of the name, but after driving up the narrowest of roads to the top of a hill
overlooking the Nago area, I see why they call it this. It offers some commanding views of the surroundings and the pizza was great too. "What's Japonese about pizza," you might ask? First of all, you've probably never had it with corn and hotdogs as a topping. Second, you can eat it with chopsticks. No really. We saw it done. As we wrapped up dinner, we began confirming our suspicions that two toddlers can only handle one main event and one meal outing a day.
To be honest, for a relaxing vacation, this is probably all anyone would recommend per day. We headed home and the kids napped on the way. Although poor Nathan has been having a harder time than usual getting his nap on. He is not used to having someone (Marielle) next to him trying to hold his hand with love and kick him in the head simultaneously. Basically, he has been getting to car sleep only after Marielle has begun to car sleep. It was a full day. The previous nights we've been here, PC has been working to get me hooked on Prison Break. They've been renting the season one DVDs and I must say that he's probably pulled me in. I think I have something like 20 episodes to watch before the new season starts this fall. Thanks PC.
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