Yesterday we spent the day exploring more of Dumaguete and the surrounding area. The three of us headed out to a nearby swim park and enjoyed a quiet, if a bit rainy, morning together. Though JM does not seem to like the rain much, he did like dipping his feet in the water and watching the tropical birds at the park.
Afterwards we took a stroll down the bayside walkway and watched the fishermen come in for the day. Our guide, Rolly, then picked us up and took us downtown to shop. Here we took our first "trike" ride, much to Amy's dismay. Trikes - motorcycles fitted with a large framed sidecar, dominate Dumaguete's streets. We were, however, notably safer than the many families that travel by motorcycle sans sidecar. We actually saw one family of five on one motorcycle today - the Dumaguete version of the SUV.
James Matthew is really adjusting to us well. Though quiet, words are trickling out a bit at a time. Today he said both da-da and na-nay (mommy) while looking at our pictures - a nice moment. We are looking forward to coming home and thank you for your supportive posts and emails!
Amy and Keith,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this experience with all of us. We are thinking of you and wishing you all the best.
Laura and Pete
PS - We love seeing the photos of James - what a beautiful boy!
Keith, Amy and JM....I guess this will be James's first airplane ride....what a way to break him in....Hope all goes well...I found it funny that you said JM doesn't like the rain much..I thought that was one of the things the Phillippines was famous for...Rainbow Village looks like a very nice place....Have a great trip home Love Aunt Linda
ReplyDeleteHe is so cute! Glad everything is going well. Enjoy the rest of your trip
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