Kids didn't want to go mini club on the 3rd day so they stayed with us and we went kayaking together immediately after breakfast.
This was Clarence's first time kayaking. Daddy with the boys:
Naughty daddy suddenly jumped off the kayak and left the 2 boys on the kayak. Both were lost, paddling in different direction, going nowhere.
Daddy on his own:
Vincy was too young to go so she waited at the beach for us.
She could only pose in the kayak on shore:
Another first for us:beach volleyball for the adults. We initially started with 2 on each side og the net but realised it was too tedious so we gave up and just formed a square. Our aim was to keep the ball alive as long as we could.
Kids playing with sand while waiting for us:
End of our beach activity for the morning.
Off the the flying trapeze:
Clarence went up twice but Vincy chickened out.
Clarence video
Silly daddy wrapping himself in towel hiding from the hot sun:
Daddy's turn to do flying trapeze:
Daddy video
Another first time for us: family archery after lunch.
Mummy and Clarence managed to hit the bull's eye. Yeah!
Off to our sailing session, Vincy was too young to go sail.
Pose only:
Actual sailing:
Sand time for Vincy:
Carrying her own plate during buffet dinner:
Daddy and Mummy went off for another round of 90 mins body massage after dinner. The kids stayed with the Lees and they went to watch the 9pm show. We joined them after our massage for the 10pm show. All the kids enjoyed the show very much. The kids even remembered the lines of the GOs in the show.
Rise and shine on the 2nd day and had our buffet breakfast at the Waterfall restaurant.
Sent all the kids to the mini club so that the adults can have free time.
Everything was good until we realised Vincy was not in the same group as Clarence. They had a separate group for older kids. Vincy was very sad and refused to go to the mini club. She kept crying for gor gor. Poor gal! After some scolding and coaxing, she then gave in and join the mini club.
While the kids were at the mini club, we went for our windsurfing lesson. This was our first time trying out windsurfing. I actually wanted to go for pilates but my dear signed me up for this instead. We had our practice on the sand first.
Then off we went into the sea. It was not easy at all. The sail was very heavy and this sport was wind dependent so we had to change the direction of our sail according to the wind direction. Lost our balance and fell a few times into the sea. Strenuous but fun!
Left the sea and went for the pool after windsurfing.
We went to check out the kids, especially Vincy to make sure they were alright in the mini club. They tried golf, went swimming, had their lunch and the boys tried the flying trapeze too.
Had our lunch then went for our 90 mins massage. It was heavenly, totally relaxing our muscles.
Big babies at the spa:
After our massage, we picked up the kids and played table-tennis while waiting for dinner time.
This was Clarence's first try at table-tennis, our conclusion: he had no ball sense!
Dinner at the Terrace restaurant. We made reservations in the morning for this. Very yummy a la carte dinner. We had grilled crayfish for dinner. Delicious!
After dinner, we went to the Waterfall restaurant to have our dessert. Really eat and eat at Club Med. Vincy as usual slept after dinner, we decided to leave her in the room while we went to watch the night show at 10pm. Entertaining show and I really admired the GOs for their effort and energy in putting up the shows for us. Impressive!
Set off happily for Club Med Bintan. Photos taken in the ferry:
While waiting for the bus at Bintan.
Warmly welcomed by the GOs when we reached Club Med and our rooms were ready. Checked-in smoothly. We got connecting rooms for 4 of us. Room was so so only. Consolation: our room faced the flying trapeze and the sea, so considered good view and we were not too far away from the pool and restaurant.
Taken in our room and the kids room:
Very hungry so we went for late lunch at The Terrace restaurant. Shiok part was we can order anything cos it's a all in the package. I was happy to see Shin Ramen in the menu and I ordered it although it was a hot afternoon. Yummy noodle but the serving was a bit too small.
Pool time after food. They have a box at the pool with arm floats and kickboards which the guests could borrow freely. Very useful for Vincy. She swam independently and happily in the pool with the arm floats.
The kids loved the kid's corner where there was a stair for them to go up the bar so that they could order any drinks they like for FREE. Vincy's favourite drink was chocolate fever. She ordered this for the entire 4 days whenever we were at the pool.
Relaxing and enjoying our cocktail and mocktail by the pool. My dear's wish was to try all the different cocktails they have there.
Proceeded to the sea:
Kids had fun looking for hermit crabs and fishes in the sea.
After our sumptuous buffet dinner at the Waterfall restaurant, meimei was dead tired. She knocked out in no time so daddy brought gor gor to watch the show put up by the GOs while I stayed in the room with her. After the show, the GOs set up gambling stalls and fake money were given to all to gamble. Although not very appropriate for kids but since it was just for entertainment, daddy let Clarence join in and he was happy to place bets and win lots of money but sad to lose. According to Daddy, he won quite a lot but Clarence took away all the winnings.
At the end, all were issued lucky draw numbers and Clarence was disappointed when he did not win anything in the draw.
My dear booked a 2D1N staycation at MBS from 14-15 June. It was a prelude to our holiday cos we were leaving for Clubmed Bintan on 16 June.
The nice MBS room:
We were very lucky to stay on the 49th floor. Love the free wifi in the room too. The view from the balcony of our room:
After we checked in, we went for lunch and dashed for the famous infinity pool in the SkyPark on the 57th floor. View that day was a bit disappointing cos it was a little hazy. The pool was not very big and it was crowded. Seemed like a public pool more than a hotel pool. Nonetheless, we still enjoyed ourselves there.
Nice family photo:
As it was very cold after the swim, meimei wore daddy's t-shirt and went back to the hotel room. Cute!
Bathtub time for the kids after the swim:
We decided to walk over to Gardens by the Bay for dinner. It was our first time there. The kids have been asking us to bring them there for quite some time.
Managed to catch the OCBC Garden Rhapsody after our dinner:
View from the balcony at night:
Sleeping time: Our inflatable mattresses put into use again.
Vincy wanted to sleep on the chair instead. I carried her down to the mattress after she was fast asleep.
Daddy and mummy went for hot drinks and had some quiet time away from the kids after they slept. Woke up on second day, headed for the pool again, view was much better on the second day.
Home sweet home and get ready for another holiday!
