Saturday, January 16, 2010

Guangdong tourist celebration

We were special guests to the big tourist celebration of Guangdong province. We got a nice meal, big show, and red jackets. It was a spectacular show all to promote tourism in that province.
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Kuala Lumpur


Happy New Year 2010!

We spent then night in KL and visited the famous Petronas Towers. We walked on the bridge that connects the towers. The bridge was on the 41st floors.
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Nick's Pension in Ubud


Oh so happy to have finally arrived! (grumpy teenagers)
Beautiful grounds!
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White Water rafting!


Easy rapids but great fun. Lots of water fights and racing!

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Waterbom

Super water park in Kuta, Bali!
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Mt Batur


Merry Christmas
2009 Merrry Christmas! We got up at 3am and hiked to the top of Mt. Batur. It took about 2 hrs. We were greeted by a beautiful view on Christmas morning! Also we were greeted by a few monkeys.
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Ubud, Bali

Everday sights!
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Slow Ferry to Lombogen


Best seats on the boat....next to the roosters!
Seats were removable planks that could be used as a floatation device.
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Island off of Bali


Nusa Lombogen Sunset from the pool of our hotel!



View of village from our ferry boat!
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Nusa Lombogen, Indonesia

Snorkeling Again!! This time with the Kipfer Family.
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Tough day at the beach for McCall!
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McCall the model

Put on your makeup, pick out an outfit from the tarp on the sand, and get dress behind the gray tarp(private dressing room)!
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This is our 1st class transportation to Turtle Island from Sandaken. We got sprayed with a little water and bounced around a bit.
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Turtle Island in Borneo


Flying the best
economy flight available to Sandaken.


Tracks in the sand made by large sea turtles that came up on the beach at night to lay their eggs.


Rangers dig up the eggs and put them in a hatchery to help increase the number of baby turtles that survive.
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Friday, January 15, 2010

Herd if wild Yaks running through the water in Kota Kinabula. I guess the jellyfish don't bother them.
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Derek scaling a climbing!























Brad and McCall ready to drive a dune buggy on the beach but Watch Out for the herd of wild Yaks!!!
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