HAPPY 2010!

Diane enjoying a mango shake at the Red Coconut.

Mango crepes for desert yum!

Sand castle on the beach in Boracay

Red Coconut Beach Hotel Boracay

Sunset on the beach at Boracay

Looking out to the beach from our hotel the Red Coconut in Boracay

Boarding our flight to Boracay

Dinner with Elder and Sister Ko

Taking a trike to dinner in Palawan

Drinking buca juice in Palawan

Lisa getting the full service upon arrival!

Crocodile Farm

Putting away supplies that Lisa & Diane brought

Getting ready to go into underground river

Happy New Year to everyone! We just put Diane and Lisa on the plane early this morning for home. It is January 2nd here and they will arrive home just a few hours after leaving here according to the clock. It will really take them about 24 hours because of the time difference. We had a great Christmas with them visiting us. We only let them rest one day after arriving and then we were off to the island of Palawan. We spent Christmas there doing some island hoping, snorkeling, going into an underground river and enjoying Puerto Princessa. The crocodile farm was very interesting too! We flew back to Manila on the day after Christmas so we could take Diane and Lisa to church with us and see what our ward was like. Sunday evening we had a special treat of a Korean dinner at the Ko's. Monday we left for Boracay. Move over Hawaii, all of the Caribbean, and Gulf Shores you have been replaced. What a beautiful beach. It was truly like paradise. We stayed at the Red Coconut right on the beach. each day we went out on these banka boats and went island hoping and snorkeling. The sunsets were beautiful. The mango shakes delicious and we didn't want to leave. Try to come to this island some day. We flew back to Manila in a small plane again. It is just a short 30 minute flight to paradise! It was New Years Eve and we wanted to experience the new year in Manila. We had heard that you had to see it to believe it. They were right! Fireworks went on for hours all over the city. We watched from our balcony on the 27th floor. I am adding a clip so you can get a little idea what it was like. You can't really comprehend how massive and loud and noisy it is with out really being there. We had a wonderful holiday and we are not missing the snow and cold one bit! But we are missing you and our family. It was so fun to have Diane and Lisa with us but now it is back to work.

Fireworks on New Years Eve