Hong Kong - Ocean Park

Another rainy day but that is not going to stop us. We are going to Ocean Park.
We have packed our rain jackets and an umbrella, all of which we will need because there is one almighty rain storm going on outside. We have learnt though, since our first two weeks of constant 24hr rain, the rain now only lasts for half an hour at most and then we have a respite of at least a couple of hours before the next one.

We headed straight for the cable car to take us to the other side of the park so that we could see the seals and dolphins. The map was great and it was a simple walk to the station. Well it would have been if we were not stopped every minute by groups of people tying to touch the girls and take photos of them. It did not take long for both Nik and I to crack. We felt we were the main attraction in a freak show. The Chinese don't seem to have any sense of privacy or our personal safety. The girls were obviously getting upset by the whole thing so we frankly told the people to go away and stop trying to photograph our children. We realise we look different to the norm but pushing and barging is a little step up from the usual staring, which is pretty annoying too.

Thank goodness a cable car to ourselves and off we go. The view was beautiful.

Another quick check of the map and it is off to see the seals.





The girls loved this esp. When the seals jumped up and splashed everyone. Nia in particular liked the white one. Rhiannon was mesmerised by them all.Next stop was the Dolphin show. It was great. I think the guys that work with these animals have one of the best jobs out.


We were not interested in the rollercoaster rides so we headed back to the lowland via cable car for some lunch. We found some roast chicken legs and Nik wanted deep fried squid. I had to laugh at Nik's face when the guy poured what looked like a litre of MSG all over his squid. The chicken was nice.


I wanted to watch the Polynesian show so we headed in that direction. The arena was great. It was a beach set up with buckets and spades set out for the kids to play and a couple of members of staff on hand to help wash the sand off them. The girls enjoyed the sand play but the show was disappointing.

The rain was back with avengance so we headed home.