After kids club everyday, and typically a little earlier because I missed the little munchkins, we took the kids to the beach or the pool to play. They grew quite fond of the mocktails offered daily!! Eens was so excited he was having a "cocktail" just like mommy and daddy!!
And of course, everyday at the beach Eens found something to be scared of. Here he is trying to escape the huge, gigantic attacking crab his daddy found!!
We also went searching for monkeys that were roaming through the trees at the resort. Danny and I found two, but the kids never got to see them. That is probably a good thing because Eens would have freaked out if he knew that at any moment a monkey could run across the path!
One of the monkey residents!!
One morning I signed us up for an elephant ride. I had no idea what I was getting us all into, and we probably wouldn't have gone had I known!! We were picked up at the resort and driven to an "elephant park". The first sight we saw were two horses mating - Ellie was fascinated and giggling out of control. I asked her why she was laughing and bless her heart, she said that the horses must think they are performing in the circus. It WAS quite a show and I am thankful for my children's innocence!!! We walked across the street to where the elephants were. There were 4 or 5 and I saw a big stand where we were supposed to board the elephants. I looked around and saw a small circled path. My first thought was, " I can't believe I just paid about $65 to ride an elephant in a circle." Of course, there was more in store for all of us!! Ellie jumped right on the elephant's head and then a guide sat down next. He told me to sit down and then Coop was put in between us. There was nothing holding us onto the elephant except the guide and the strong hold my legs had!! We began to walk and it was okay - all I saw was water in front of us, so again I assumed it would be a short ride. Nope, the elephant headed straight for the water. Next thing I know, we are in the water. At first I thought that if I was going to fall, this would be great a place - the water wasn't too deep! Then I looked closer and saw huge elephant poop floating - I decided that I had best hold on tighter!! After what seemed like forever, we finally got out of the water and our elephant decided he was hungry. He couldn't just pick up sticks from the ground, no, he had to reach to the tippy tops of the trees, while we all got smashed together!! It was an interesting ride, one I'm not soon to forget.
Unfortunately, all vacations must come to an end! We took a ride back on the ferry to Singapore and thankfully, it was not a BC!! We stayed a final night in Singapore at the airport hotel - one of the few hotels that offered double beds in a room!! And then set off for Beijing early the next morning!
My blogs will be back to "reality" tomorrow - no more sunny days lying on the beach for a while!!
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