My mom's visit was quickly coming to an end, but we fit in all the fun we could before sending her to Seattle on a red-eye.
We ate a nice buffet dinner at her hotel after our day lounging at her pool. This provided John and me an educational opportunity to teach the girls about the ways of a chocolate fountain. Apologies to whomever wanted to use the fountain while the girls were filling their plates.
For mom's last day in Okinawa, we headed back up north to the aquarium again. Although Maddox and I had already been there a couple of time, the Ocean Expo Park is enormous and we were able to explore some new parts of the park, both inside and outside. First, Maddox educated Grandma Jean on the finer points of starfish and sea cucumbers.
Any good day in Okinawa ends with kakigori (at least according to my kids). For my mom and me, it ended with a coffee float. Because sabbatical.
Saying goodbye to my mom is always hard, and when she left Okinawa, it marked the end of our visitors. It was great to show all the grandparents around, and to feel like experts for a few days on an island where we were usually out of our element.
In an effort to find more restaurants close to OIST that our kids liked, Maddox and I went with our friend Erica to a local burger joint just about 5 minutes from our apartment. I don't know what the Japanese name of this restaurant is, but any burger place that goes by "Heatlhy & Smile" is a good bet.
I think the "Healthy" is a joke that is then supposed to make you "Smile" when you laugh. I don't recall the name of this burger, but it had avocado and some wasabi-based condiment and it was fantastic.
Maddox loved her burger with "cheese only"; she ate every last bite.
I wish these guys had been for sale. That would have been the best souvenir and future centerpiece of all of our backyard get-togethers.
Healthy & Smile became a favorite go-to place for us (well, 75% of us thought it was good). Good thing we have Only Burger when we get back home!
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