it's me & elliot!














doesn't look too bad, right? well after 24 hrs of showering w/ sand coming off our bodies by the gallons, and hair, etc, and luke's imfamous excretion eccentricities, i yearned for an american bathroom! (too much information?)

we were pleased with the bedroom. plenty of space, and we easily made 2 dbl. beds. they renovated recently, purchasing soft IKEA mattresses. ahhh...(after super-hard beds at the previous place)

the view from our room...i could see (w/ my naked eyes) a guy sleeping in his bed right from my room. of course only for a split second:)


this is one of the huge perks here: a 4-computer "lab". the boys would've been happy being here all day. it was really useful. so many people have their own laptops (wireless provided) that there really wasn't a wait to use these.


where we ate all our breakfasts (for about $10 for all of us to have eggs, toast, fruit, coffee, milk)








view from our balcony.

our courtyard
they sell fireworks right on the beach. big ones. we spent too much, having too much fun. it's pretty dangerous, as the 3 boys lit one backwards, exploding right towards us. luke got a little warm tummy (& my leg)

this is called a fire-balloon, or flying-lantern. light, and let go.
we got one before we knew there were better offerings!

also the awesome restaurant: "Cannes flavor"
(and my cool new pink shirt)
silly, but i loved the Korean Pomelo tea so much, i asked to take home the remains. So yummy!

this restaurant was SO awesome. a phillipino guy sang christmas songs here, the food was AMAZING (western food from all over), prices were also amazing. gorgeous meal for about $25 (all 4 of us)

our bedroom. that chair was a life-saver for the boys-it's a great OT therapy!


i've explained it to some: here in southern china, there's a bathroom w/ no division b/n the shower & the toilet/sink. it simply drains somewhere, so when you walk in to the bathroom (for example to pee), you could be stepping on 2 inches of water. slippers are a must!
our meal-eating spot...

view from our bedroom


$55 / night-not bad for 2 bedrms

his pride & joy!

every day, a handful of women are selling this exact thing.

there's the bag (on the left) that was stolen! sorting thro' shells to pick finalists (mean mom gets to decide which ones come home!). studying chinese (my notes also stolen)


the building we stayed in.