Boom sick on the boat.
Griffin running races down the island beach.
A rare coke for each.
Fishing.December 23, 2010
We hit the islands off the southern coast of Cambodia, in the Gulf of Thailand. The advertised goal of the day trip was to snorkel in the Cambodian waters, famous for its coral reef life that divers from all over the world flock to like Mecca. It was also famous, as we were warned 20 times, for people getting urchin needles stuck in their feet. Assuming it'd be the snorkel view of their lives, we forced the snorkel equipment onto sobbing Alice, who hates anything tight on her face. We swam and dragged her and the kids out to the reef, after jumping off the boat, only to find no fish worth seeing. In fact, they took us to a second island reef with no fish worth seeing. I swear we weren't picky! It was just bewildering. The only sea life that came as promised was the sea urchin which stuck its needle right into Ken's foot.
We thought the trip was a flop. Bram started the trip completely sea sick (see photo above). Then, the boat took us to an island beach for an amazing bbq seafood lunch and the kids all were treated to coke (photo above) which was a big thrill for them. They ended up having a blast, racing each other, creating elaborate clubs and fantasy adventures on the beach, fishing using water bottles and fishing string, and me and Ken loving being able to read on the beach.
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