At first it was all about getting the fish to nibble on their fingers, but it soon became trying to catch one. Why the fish didn't die of fright or why they still came to their fingers, no adult there knew :)
Thursday we finally tried out the free kayaks. We easily made it to Monkey island again, but the monkeys are so well trained to the tour boats, that they didn't show themselves for us on a kayak. The girls were pretty disappointed, but the adventure of kayaking made up for it. We were out all morning, so despite being coated with sunscreen, Daddy and especially Mommy burnt their arms and legs. The girls though, escaped this misery - having been slowly turning beautifully brown all week, they were well protected.
This meant we hung out after lunch without our bag at Juniper Tree until after 3 before taking back the kayak. So we got lots of talking and ping pong in, reminding us of when we met (we played ping pong and talked a lot then too!
Friday it rained in the morning, so it was a natural down day. We still went over to Juniper Tree, but it also wasn't buzzing with activity like the rest of the week. So, a nice quiet day to end with.
We noticed Grace is recognizing the importance friends and leave-taking much more now: she took time to say goodbye to everyone she had met on her own initiative, and expressed her sadness of having made new friends that she wouldn't likely see again. A cost of this lifestyle choice of ours. How do we teach them well how to grow strong through it and still remain able to love and be loved? Something I also need to learn!
Who knew those emergency information cards on planes could be so absorbing?
Every time we have flown with the girls they have spent a good 15 minutes to half an hour pouring over them and, of course, asking tons of questions!
The week of long days of sun, sand, sea, and friends finally caught up with the girls and they slept in the taxi to the airport, on the plane, and in the taxi to our home! Jasmin made her "cocoon" with the blanket to sleep in her seat. She was quite tickled with the static effect of hair standing on end caused by her rustling around before falling asleep.On the way from the airport to our house, the girls began talking of all their teddies that they'd left at home: how they were so hungry they could hear them crying already, etc. So as soon as we got in the door...
they made a fantastic mess saying hello to all their toys (this is just the beginning of it)...We had a great holiday, and are glad to find that this place of ours is home to us for now.
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