Birthday At The Beach

Last weekend was slightly special because it was Craig and Graham's Dad's birthday on Saturday. It was even more special than that because the boys were taken to the beach at Bai Sha Wan. The trip on the MRT was uneventful.

A ride in a taxi from Tamsui caused trouble for both boys. Motion sickness is never fun. After arrival at the hotel, Craig immediately tried out his bed. He seemed quite happy with it.

The next order of business was lunch at Hana's Beach Cafe where Dad had one of their excellent mango smoothies to celebrate the occasion.

The weather was perfect for an afternoon at the beach. Craig had a good time but Graham isn't quite so excited about beach activities.

Graham and Mum stayed for about two hours before they headed back to the room. After they'd left, Craig and Dad went up to the far end of the beach where there were no waves. Craig stayed in the water with Dad for half an hour and they had plenty of fun.

But Craig started to get hungry. After a nice bath and an early dinner there was a walk on the beach.

Eventually Graham brought the walk to an end by sitting down in the water thus requiring a change of pants.

Craig's Dad forgot to take a camera to the beach on Sunday morning. Following an uneventful bus ride back to Tamsui and then lunch, the boys played on a nearby jungle gym.

Craig showed off his backwards-sliding skills.

And Graham was quite adventurous climbing on this thing that is obviously meant for bigger kids. It was a nice end to a good weekend.