On Vacation

South Besar, Perhentian Besar, Malaysia; photo by jpatokal

Well, we are heading out the door in a few hours for a week in a tropical paradise. I will fill you all in when we get back from the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. Until then rest assured our good friend John will be taking care of the house, garden and livestock.

Everybody's gone surfing!

Well, here it is at the tail end of summer again. Where did it go? Why did it go so fast? The girl will be back in school tomorrow!
This past Sunday we went to the beach. It was quite possibly the most beautiful day to go to the beach in history. It was sunny and hot, but you could somehow sense the end of summer in the day. I don't know exactly what it was, but everyone noticed. A kind of sadness, but somehow it made the day more special- we had the best last weekend of summer vacation that anyone has ever experienced. What a great day.

Another beautiful day at the beach. 

Leif doing his hulk face.

 

Our daughter's little classmate and her dad- who is teaching (or trying to at least) us to surf!

The Daughter having some watermelon.

What a beach!

Surfing Sensei gives us the thumbs up!