The in-laws are here and enjoy their visit very much. The only fly in the ointment is my back.

Remember how we moved a lot of boxes and did a lot of heavy work? Well, the word the doctor used is 'aggravated', as in "You seem to have aggravated the old injury to your back."

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away I managed to herniate one of the disks in my lower back. After physical therapy, and painkillers, and a lot of bed rest, it got better.

Now Wakana's parents are here and guess what has flared up again.

Sigh, there is no justice.

Since they are here for 16 days we are taking it slowly anyway. Yesterday we took them to Hao Mai for a late lunch, then to the War in the Pacific Museum to look at the rifle I donated, then to Pay-Less for groceries and finally a stop at On The Run, a local convenience store, for gas and drinks.

They loved Hao Mai and want to go back there. I don't know if I mentioned this but the family that runs the restaurant also work there. The husband is the cook and the wife manages the front end. Their kid, Daniel, runs around the restaurant while the mother tries to do her work and keep an eye on him. There others who make up the waitstaff and assistants in the kitchen. Koko, the wife, always greets us and comes over to the table to talk with us. Wakana really likes her. They have a corner of the restaurant, one table, where Daniel's toys are kept and there is a back room where they put him down for naps. A real family restaurant.

They were also very interested in the grocery store. Wakana's father wandered the aisles exclaiming at how expensive the items are. They were amazed at the number of things that are kept on the shelves.

Tomorrow we will go up to the park at Ritidian to take them on a walk into the jungle to see the cave art left by the ancient Chamorros. I expect we will have lunch at Gyoza-Yatai.

The day before they arrived Wakana had a medical appointment. While there the technician, who had come back late from lunch, kept talking about a new Brazilian BBQ restaurant, Churrasco. Since we needed lunch we went there.

OH MY GOD!

We sat down and the waitress explained 'the process' to us. First we order drinks. Then we went to the salad bar to get our salad and the side dishes we wanted. When we were ready we had to turn a card over, red side up, and that signaled that we wanted the meat portion of the meal.

The meat is delivered to your table in small portions. A waiter (they have a special title for him that I cannot recall) comes to your table with a couple of long skewers. He slides a couple of pieces off onto your meat plate. Then another comes by with different meat. He does the same. At some point a small plate of BBQ ribs appeared on the table. On one side of the table is a line of sauces for the meat.

Essentially it is an all-you-can-eat meat restaurant. And each piece was different. There was one skewer with chicken wings, then there were the beef medallions, and the roast beef that they sliced off the skewer. It was a gross display of gluttony.

And we ate it up.

Next day I was sick as a dog. Too much meat too soon.

Gotta go back there!

By the way, the price was $20.00 each and included water or tea. Dinnertime costs $34.00 each and has, according to the waitress, a greater variety of meats, including prime rib and you all-you-can-eat steak.