In our second vacation at the Lis Na Ree resort in Kampung Sungai Ular, we hosted a Malay family whose children had never snorkeled before. It was our intent to use the pool for practice, and then head out to Pulau Ular to view tropical fish the next day. But, we were rained out on the second day as the subsequent post informs.
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| Pools at Lis Na Ree |
Our first visit to Lis Na Ree was on school holidays two years ago (June 2009 post), and we hosted the children of a colleague for an afternoon of swimming. This time, we convinced a Malay family with three energetic children (ages 8-11) to go along and learn how to snorkel before taking their first snorkeling trip to Pulau Ular.
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| Fitting the Mask |
All three children took to the water confidently and were using the masks and snorkels within minutes. I had had some apprehension in that many are afraid of putting their faces in the water and breathing through a tube, but these children had no such qualms.
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| What Can You See? |
The father and I spent several hours in the water with the children, part of the time with the snorkel sets and part of the time just throwing an inflated bladder around (rescued from a soccer ball). The mother, like many, simply sat and watched from the sideline.
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| Mother Watches |
They can certainly appreciate that children and water go together like bread-and-butter, or more likely (in this culture) teh tarik and roti canai!
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| Where Does The Energy Come From? |
And still, at the end of the day, these children still had the energy to go shell-collecting and star-gazing at the beach until late. So, how does a 20-kilogram package of child create so much energy?
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| Shell Collecting |
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