One of our main goals was to do some serious relaxing and catch some equator rays. We succeeded on both. Until the trip in late February, Zac had not had a full day off (weekends or other) since our new year trip to Hong Kong, so he definitely needed some downtime. Let's face it: I was not lacking on sleep or relaxation, but I would never ever pass up an afternoon by the pool/beach. So relax we did.
Our hotel was a fantastic oasis to spend a sunny afternoon. The pool looked over the Singapore River and Clarke Quay, but had its own flourish of palm trees and jungle-y flora. And of course we enjoyed a couple of frozen pina coladas in the pool.
Not to miss out on more sun-time, we headed out to Sentosa for a day, Singapore's resort haven. It had its own light rail with three areas, including theme parks and shopping galore. We headed straight for the beach, which was delightfully uncrowded.
This picture definitely could qualify Zac to star in Cast Away 2.
Or perhaps he could be a contestant on Survivor: Sentosa? (Zac is the little swimming head)
Enjoying the view.
The day wouldn't be complete without a Singapore Sling at a beach front restaurant.
Oh, and also at Sentosa, we did the "luge." Cool Runnings, anyone? I have a video of me...I'll try to post it.
Sentosa was certainly a success, though we were a tiny bit disappointed of our view of hundreds of ships in the background. We got our needed dose of sun and then some (SPF 30 was no match for the equator sun.)
One evening we headed out to see the Night Safari. After the two hour long "economical route" (read: cheap way) all the way out to the zoo, we made it. It was pretty neat, although I know that my Jeff-Corwin-wannabe-husband enjoyed it much more than I. I tried to take some pictures, but flashes were not allowed, and it was dark (hence the name Night Safari), so this is all I got:
We had to kinda hurry through so we were sure to catch the bus for our bajillon hour trek back. But some highlights were the giant flying squirrels (more like flying raccoons...they were huge!), and some of the bigger animals like hippos, leopards, lions, etc. I haven't been to a zoo in a while, so it was neat to see them in their natural jungle surroundings. Oh, and we saw some huge bugs on the way out.
Gross.
The days flew by too fast, but we loved every minute of it. Two countries in two months, not bad! I think it will be a while before another big trip, but we plan to spend the spring and summer months exploring the island and enjoying our newly semi-revamped patio and many local beaches.
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