15. January 2009 by ilanamong.

This morning we got up and ready and out to the beach as usual. We went to paint ceramics. I picked a really cool fish and Alex picked a frog. We were done in about an hour. Then we made sand animals on the beach. I made a lizard and a turtle and Alex made a whale. For the rest of the day we sat on the beach. When the activity director called water volley ball we went to go and play. There was three all adult games before we had a chance to play. I was on a team with my dad and Alex was on a team with a kid Alex and I made friends with named Dalton. Alex and Dalton won- that stinks. Then we played another game and this time another adult wanted to play with us. Alex and the other adult were on a team and my dad, Dalton and I were on a team. We won that game- oh yeah! For dinner we went to a restaurant called Fajita Republic. Our fajitas were amazingly tasty. Now we’re watching the fireworks again.

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15. January 2009 by ilanamong.

Today we went on a horseback riding tour.  On the taxi ride there, I looked out my window and I saw and elephant!  There was an elephant, two camels, and a bunch of black ponies.  When I looked closer, I saw that it was a circus.  The horse that they assigned me was named Tamarindo.  Alex’s horse’s name was confetti.  On the trails, we saw lizards and beautiful trees – it was like an untouched land.  We went up the mountain and I was the leader.  I saw a baby deer standing right on the trail we were on.  It was so close that if my arms were double-size, I could have touched it.  We walked and trotted and cantered along the cliff sides until we reached a waterfall at the top.  When we got to the waterfall, it was beautiful and, since we were the only family on the ride, Alex took a pee right in the pool of water.  Then we went back down the mountain, walking, trotting, and cantering some more.  When we reached the bottom, lunch was waiting for us at a small, open-air restaurant.  We had nachos, Mexican rice, quesadillas, and beef.  At the end of the day, we sat on the balcony and watched the sunset – again.  Later tonight we’ll see the fireworks from the pirate ship – again.  Paradise!

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15. January 2009 by ilanamong.

Today was a very lazy day of sitting around on the beach and jumping into the pool to cool ourselves down. Alex and I built a super sandcastle.  The sandcastle that we made had a bridge and guard towers and a wall surrounding it.  We bought lunch at Super Pollo and brought it back to the hotel to eat.  Super Pollo is a take-out rotisserie chicken place, like Boston Market, but it tasted different and had different sides (like tortillas, salsa, and chili peppers).  Later we went to dinner at our favorite taco place, which we found out is called Pepe’s Tacos.  In all, it was a lazy day.

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