3 Ginger Snaps

Things we have learned about turtles so far: Sea turtles are becoming extinct There are 8 different kinds of sea turtles All the eggs in the nest hatch at the same time A female turtle has to be about 20 years old before she can lay eggs Turtles cannot breathe underwater Only 80% of the…… Continue reading Hello from Juara Turtle Project, by Charlotte, Ruby, Arden and Drew

Over the course of our two weeks with the ‘Gingersnaps’ we joked several times about me writing an entry as a guest blogger. Travel to the other side of the world to visit them and offer to babysit for a night and you might get to be a guest blogger too!  So here I am……… Continue reading A guest post by Aunt Cate (and Uncle Boots)

It’s been a whirlwind tour of Singapore, but we’ll be back! So much to do in this city and you have to marvel at the organization – the roads, public transport and green spaces are truly world class. I know Drew already posted pics on our visit to the Botanical Gardens, but I want to…… Continue reading Sea Turtle Camp, here we come by Hil

Dear friends and family, A quick note to let you all know that we are headed to Tioman Island tomorrow. Tioman Island is the home to some splashy resorts and the Juara Turtle Project. We will spend the next week helping out around the project, rescuing turtle eggs from nest sites before they can be…… Continue reading Headed to Tioman Island

For Uncle Paul

As predicted, we all woke up with ferocious amusement park hangovers. We may have been full of memories – but we were also fiercely crabby. No fear – Singapore has the antidote to all your ails. The Singapore Botanical Gardens.  We Visited the Ginger Gardrn (of course) then sat out a thunderstorm in a gazebo,…… Continue reading From the ridiculous to the sublime in 24hours

What a day. Started with a long subway ride that needed several transfers: Quick pic with “The Pacifier”: And onto the rides (with lots of “thumbs up”): I don’t do spinning rides – neither does Drew, so the kids were on their own and loved it! ​​ All Arden wanted to do was drive a…… Continue reading More pics, less words by Hil

As of the end of today this is a picture of my wrist:I have collected these bracelets since the start of the trip and they all have meaning.The string bracelets were from monks in temples in Cambodia and Thailand. The plastic wristband is from Universal Studios Singapore. One of these things is not like the…… Continue reading Confessions of an amusement park enthusiast

I could have stood there all day and watched theses balls…. Paul, get your mind of the gutter…I know what you are thinking. This is a family blog! ​​​ ​ People stop us all the time to take pictures of the girls. They usually grope Arden in the process. We’re all getting pretty used to…… Continue reading Singapore delight…in the airport by Hil

This is a picture of the end of the security screening line for me right before I went through it for the third time today. I’ve never been so sweaty in an airport before.  You see – today I tried to take a knife with me through security. Not just any knife. A treasured knife…… Continue reading 3rd time’s a charm by Drew