Cruises

Actually it is in the race to be included as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. And just maybe deserves it.

We had a wonderful 3 days on the water, with some much needed highlights. The Vietnamese woman who jovially patted Cnut's belly on the elevator was definitely one of them. The 8am "light hike" that turned into full scale mountain climbing in flip flops (after a little too much fun on the boat the night before) was right up there with it.

The bay was amazing though. Riding along a three story wooden boat, we cruised around miles of water surrounded on all sides by giant rocks and tiny islands. The first stop on our tour: the disco cave. All natural our guide claimed. But I don't know, something tells me that bright blue & pink lights, and a water fountain were NOT naturally found in that little Disney wonderland. But our guide was a trip. Let me tell you. Mr. Van We had loads of advice - most of which is not suitable for children's ears. Not exactly sure what he was smoking, but he had us laughing for hours on end, though mostly at him.

We made friends with one British couple and a group of crazy Irish folk. Ok not really, but I think we got one or two words out of the Irish. Score. I tried desperately to get James and Virginia to re-enact our war of independence on July 4th, but they just weren't having it. We did challenge them to a friendly games of Fives (thanks Pete!) and won. Ok actually I lost. EVERYTIME.

Overall it was a fabulous trip. The food was definitely the highlight too: a giant bowl of rice, squid salad, and one little piece of fruit, for three meals a day everyday. Yum, yum. Lord knows we had to push our one western meal a week up just a little. I think we were actually starving.

Love you all lots! Pictures of the gorgeous bay to come Monday...

Besitos,

Cristina