Okay, so Kristen promised I would update the blog on our trip to Sentosa Island so here it goes. We went to Sentosa Island not knowing exactly what we were going to find, so having an open PATIENT mind was very important. (I'll get to the patient part in a minute) The taxi dropped us off very close to the Underwater World, so we started off there. After we bought our tickets we were on our way in when Caitlin and Chase saw a guy with two large snakes they could hold and have their picture taken. (Eww, you know I would not be getting near the snakes!!!) So, of course they went over and Caitlin went first and then Chase. Both of them ended up holding the two snakes and then the man placed this funny looking hat on their heads. When Chase was holding the snakes, wearing the crazy little hat, the snake charmer started playing his little flute thing and told Chase to dance. We have some really funny pictures and a video we will post later. In the aquarium there was a "petting" tank where you could pet all the fish, I know it sounds strange but it was really cool. They had sharks, fish (I'm sure Chuck could tell you the exact kinds) and sting rays. There was a tank right next to there where you could feed the large sting rays. None of us wanted to do that because the sting rays were coming up the walls and splashing and very eager for some food. There was a "magic" tank there that was a fish tank taller that us that had two open holes you could stick your hands in and feed the fish. None of us could figure out how that could be. The rest of the aquarium was neat but nothing out of the ordinary, in fact our fish specialist, Chuck, pointed out that many of the fish they had were actually native to close to back home.
Moving on from Underwater world, the next part is going to use ALL of the patience we had. (It was totally worth it though) We decided to go on the zip line. The same zip line they used for the Amazing Race (I don't follow it but that's what Kristen told me) We walked down to the beach and then hopped on the beach tram to take it all the way down to the ticketing counter for the zip line. We waited several minutes for the tram (This was the first tiny wait), then the tram arrived and we rode it maybe 100 yards(If that) and then realized it was our stop to buy our tickets. (Laughing that we had waited to get on the tram for such a short distance) We waited in line (The second line to wait in, took maybe 15 minutes) to buy our tickets for the zip line and even paid the extra two bucks to get a ride to the top. Well then we waited for what seemed like eternity, and by this time we were wondering if the ride to the top was going to be as short as the beach tram we had recently been on. Then the little gator/mule/ whatever you want to call it finally arrived (after another 20-30 minute wait) to take us to the top. We were all so excited because what we have been waiting for was about to happen!!! Then we arrived at the top... There was a ticket counter there, which meant ALOT of other people were up there waiting in line to zip. So, we "qued up" and waited for a while longer. (By this point Chuck pointed out how Kristen would not have tolerated this) Then finally, we got to have our harnesses put on, yes the time has finally come! While walking over to the tower we realized that were about to climb three flights of stairs to wait in the que yet one more time. We waited on the actual stairs for about 10-15 minutes and the we reached the top where there was a little sign that said the estimated wait time from that point was 25-45 minutes. The sign was right, we waited that long. We finally got to go on the zipline that lasted maybe about 2 minutes. It was very exciting and all of the waiting was worth it once we were finally strapped to the line!
Whew, even re-living it while typing it out wore me out! It was about the same when we were done. We decided to sit at one of the patio bars on the beach and have a water and then head back to the hotel and check on Cori and Kristen and have some dinner.
Sentosa Island was very much like a theme park atmosphere. There is a Universal Studios and they are building a bunch of roller coaster rides and in the next year or two I bet the whole island will look completely different with all the attractions they are adding. The beach was beautiful sand and if you like the view of large boats and tankers a beautiful view. The water was not exactly what I thought I was going to see in Singapore, but you did not see a bunch of oil or fuel from the boats in the water. I did not see a need to get in the water at that beach and hope as our trip carries on the water and beaches improve.
There is alot to talk about in KL, but I will let Kristen fill you in on the adventures we have had. I will just make a quick mention that ALL of us, including Cori have picked up a strange accent with some of our sayings and words. It has kept us all entertained. We leave for Hanoi tomorrow morning very early.
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