Dinosaur Mini Golf

This morning, after a quick swim, we headed out for a tour. The plan was to get to Dino-Park Mini Golf when they opened at 10am but, as usual, things didn't go as planned. The owner of our villa had told me where the golf park was located so we went off in that general direction. Unfortunately we were on the road running parallel to the one we should have been on and missed it by quite a bit. After a stop at a tourist info centre for a map we found it with no problem. The boys were super excited and had a great time playing. The bugs weren't bad and there was a slight breeze so it wasn't too hot.

After golfing we walked to a nearby restaurant for lunch. It was pretty tasty. Better than what we had for take out on Friday but not fabulous. From there we decided that instead of going shopping for more groceries, we would just go home to swim. We were hot and tired. First though, Nicholas needed some swim goggles. We found a store along our route but in order to park I had to make a left turn and pull over. Tim went in and bought three pairs of goggles and we were off again, although on a different road. I figured we would make a couple right turns and be back on our way to the house. That didn't exactly happen and eventually we found ourselves on the road to the bigger town/city area. Since we were headed that way we decided to keep going just a little further to find a grocery store. An hour or so later, after driving in circles through construction and traffic, we finally found the Big C shopping centre. It was a pain and the kids were whining but in the end I was very glad we went. I was able to find my chocolate soy milk! The difficult part about eating the way I do is finding things to snack on or eat for breakfast. The restaurant food here is great for me - lots of seafood, meat, rice, veggies and rice noodles - but we don't want to eat out for every meal so it was nice to finally find some of the stuff I've been missing. Unfortunately I haven't been able to locate the ingredients (or blender) I need to make my milkshakes. I will just have to live without them for a bit.

After a couple more stops we finally made our way home but Ryan and I only stayed for a little while before going out again. We drove down to Rawai Beach to the waterfront area. I had read a review for a tiny restaurant there and decided to get some takeout for my and Ryan's supper, as I had ordered pizza for Tim and Nicholas. It was an interesting little place but unfortunately I didn't have my camera. We plan to go back though since my supper was much better than the pizza and it was really cool along the waterfront. I will make sure to get pics next time.

Although vacationing is awesome, there are always negative little things that a person forgets about from one visit to the next. For me, it's the mosquitos. Tonight we decided to sit outside and eat and within five minutes I had about six bites on my feet and legs. Tim had none. The kids have been getting some and the other night while I slept I received another five. They love me and the bites swell up like hives. The kids, too. We are now sleeping with bug repellent on (Muskol - the best!) and it is helping but boy do I ever hate mosquitos.

So, here are some pictures from today. Enjoy!