Sunday, July 26 - Aquapolis - return visit

Scott took off first thing in the morning to go on a bike ride.  We'd tried to get a sitter so we could go together, but Sevilla is a ghost town now with most locals at the beaches.

After he returned, we took a mystery ride and returned to the water park Aquapolis.  The kids were thrilled!

We had the opportunity to experience the wave pool twice.  They really know how to build the excitement.  First there's an announcement over the park loudspeaker.  Then the people start swarming to the wave pool.  It's followed by additional lifeguards lining up along the sides of the pool.  Then there's the repeated horn and loads of cheering from the now packed pool.  And then more cheering once the waves start.  After 5-10 minutes of constant waves, they stop and there's a loud boo throughout the pool and then swarms of people leaving the area.

Brave Devon rode down a waterslide twice with a huge smile plastered on his face both times.

And last time Cody was at just 1.2 meters tall which gave him access to an additional kid's pool that Devon was too short to enjoy.  Just 2 weeks later, Devon has more or less also reached the 1.2m tall benchmark and he enjoyed the additional pool today.

While our phone/camera was locked in a locker while we were there, I took a few pictuers afterwards.  It's a beautiful park with lots of natural tree coverage, palm trees, and covered trellises and beautiful tropical flowers.

Natural and man-made shade covers.

Flora

bougainvillea

The wave pool with tall trees in the distance (on park property).

Getting ready for the next set of waves.  They take place once an hour on the top of the hour.

The kids were asked multiple times if their rash guard / sun protective shirts were meant for swimming or not.  We were definitely the most covered up guests at the park today.

Scott did some work in the afternoon (trying to finalize the design phase of the project) and then we headed out for dinner.

We went down Banos street to Nazca - just a few blocks away from our apartment.  Scott had taken his mom there and the rest of us wanted to try it out.

Scott had a delicious wok dish.

I had yummy sushi-like items.

And we had a 5 yogurt dessert.

Of course, the kids were still hungry, so while at the restaurant we ordered not just one, but two plates of fresh sliced tomatoes which they devoured.

Back at the apartment it was time to go to bed.  Devon loves his red bathrobe and wears it almost daily.  He looks so cute in it.  He insisted that we pack it for Ireland (that made sense).  He was made on other flights when we didn't have it.  Here he is all smiles rolling around on his bed with his 2 favorite lovies:  monkey and cat.

Rosa and I continued to read Harry Potter.  And Scott was so tired, that after reading to the boys and tucking them in, he fell asleep on top of the sheets fully clothed.