Monday was a big day for birthdays! It was Amariah’s birthday, Brianna’s birthday (my niece) and my Dad’s birthday, too! Amy was able to skype with Amariah. I was planning to skype with my niece, but their power was out due to hurricane Irene! I was able to call my Dad on the phone and chat a bit for his birthday. It was fun to surprise him and bless him on his birthday. For breakfast on Monday morning, we had quite a combination! We had cereal, fruit, fried rice, pork on a stick and sticky rice…and ice cream cake to celebrate all of the birthdays!! It was all quite yummy, but definitely an interesting combination for breakfast!
After breakfast, the team met and travelled the 1-1/2 hours to take a boat ride to see the 2-colored river. The two rivers are the Mekong River (which starts in China) and the Moon River (which starts in Ubon). The two rivers collide underwater, causing whirlpool effects. When the two rivers come together, that is the end of the Moon River. In the photos, you’ll see the two colors. The Mekong River is the reddish-brown color and the Moon River is the white-clear one.
We got on our long boat, for our “3-hour tour”…no, just a 1 hour tour, but hopefully, you all have the Gilligan’s Island theme song stuck in your head now like a few of us did on the tour! J We saw the whirlpools where the two rivers collide and then we were also able to see the two different colors where the rivers met. It was pretty cool! We saw some fishermen casting their nets while we were on our tour, too. When we got back from our tour, we had lunch together on the floating restaurant. More good food!!
After lunch, we were planning to go to a local hotel/resort to swim for a bit. Amy and Lynn had taken their kids here. Our group split up and some of the adults and younger children went home and the others went swimming. It was a lot of fun swimming with the kids. There were lots of children being thrown around in the water, swimming races, and even some chicken fights. The chicken fights started with Micah and Levi on Alan and Jon’s shoulders. Then, the girls wanted to try, so it was Anna and Julia on Vicky and Amy’s shoulders. Abby took a turn, too. It was hilarious! I think Amy and I were getting more beat up than the girls! We all couldn’t stop laughing! Good times!
After swimming, we drove back to Ubon with just enough time to do a quick change and meet the team again for dinner. We want to another favorite restaurant of Lynn and Amy, called Smiles. The food was excellent! There was a live band playing music, so that made a it a bit difficult to visit, since it was so loud.
It was a great day of joy and laughter! Loved seeing all of the smiling faces!
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