Ok, we didn't really go scuba diving... instead, these pics were taken at Okinawa's huge aquarium about two hours from where we live. It's the 3rd largest aquarium in the world... and there's lots more to do in the park surrouding the aquarium as well. This is actually a picture of us on our way to the aquarium... we followed the roads up the coastline and we had quite a view! I thought that a lot of the water was dirty looking, but Chris informed me that it looked so dirty because the water was virtually clear and you could see right to the bottom of the ocean... pretty crazy!
This pic is of the entrance to the park... the whole place was covered in gorgeous flowers and tropical plants.
Chris was pretty enthrawled with all of the sharks they had there... this is a picture of a relatively small one, especially compared to the enormous whale sharks in one of the tanks... they're the world's largest fish (fun fact of the day).
Chris made me take this picture... I'm sure I looked thrilled. I really wouldn't have minded except there were about 100 Japanese people staring at me as he was taking the pic.
My absolute favorite part of the day was the free dolphin/whale shows they had going on outside. The first one we went to wasn't very big, so most of the audience got to come right up to the side of the tank and watch them in action. (Another fun fact...) The brain of a dolphin is about 15 times bigger than the brain of a shark... and from the looks of it, I'm guessing a dolphin's brain is bigger than a lot of the humans I know. (Just a guess...). 
This is the second show we went to... I was pretty amazed at some of the tricks.
Overall, we had a pretty fun day (except we got lost on the way back!) Thanks for your prayers... everything is going exceptionally well here!!
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