Expensive Buffet Lunch

One of the many good things about living in close proximity to so many relatives is, every now and then, freebies will be bestowed upon the amazingly cute boys called Craig and Graham!!! Not long ago was one such occasion when Great Aunt From the Fifth Floor had two coupons to give away for a buffet lunch at an expensive hotel way up north in Danshui. Unfortunately for Craig, that meant Graham travelled with Mum and Dad while poor Craig went to kindy.

Once seated Graham refused to eat any food offered by Dad. An obvious side-effect of that decision by the very hungry boy was the necessity of Mum to be quick about fetching food.

Graham became quite worried if Mum was too slow.

But brightened up quickly whenever she returned to the table.

The party of three (had arrived late and) were eventually kicked out of the restaurant because the buffet had finished and the management wanted to get afternoon tea started. It wasn't a big deal. The intrepid travellers had eaten plenty and there's a boardwalk right outside the hotel.

It's near the mouth of the Danshui River. That's the part of the river that smells like the ocean and not so much like wastewater. The weather was perfect for a stroll but the boardwalk has a stupid fence along the edge that is poised above a largish drop to jagged rocks below. The bottom of the fence is perfect for tripping two year old children and the gaps are easily large enough for little ones to fall through. That's why Mum had to keep a firm hold on Graham every second.

Eventually they went indoors where a deserted arcade had some games machines. Weird.

It was soon time to head back to town and pick Craig up from kindy.

He's starting to take this climbing business seriously now. Anything that he thinks he can get to the top of, is fair game.