Some Good Quality R & R

Last week Focus had sent two IT guys (Bill and Ben) from Utah to hire and train some tech people here in the Philippines. We thought that after they had spent a full week of working both night and day shifts they deserved a weekend away from the city for some R&R. We thought we'd take them to Sipalay, a small town 2 1/2 hours south of Bacolod. The weather was perfect and we were able to rest on the beach, do some snorkeling on the coral reef and see the vibrant fish, starfish and coral. Ryan and Bill ran into a sea urchin conference and had to dodge some jellyfish in their journey. I also had the chance to punch the head of a jellyfish and was shocked by the hard slimy texture after expecting a jelly type mush. The kids enjoyed playing with their sand toys and the best part about the weekend was that there was no one else to share the beach with:

To the kids it doesn't seem to matter that there's a white sandy beach with warm water filled with starfish to play in; if there's a pool near by it's better! I'm assuming that after a while of playing in that salty water their eyes were burning and it probably felt good to flush them out in the pool water!

Everytime I see the golden sunset on the ocean it takes my breath away. To be relaxing in the warm breeze with the palm trees above is one of my favorite feelings.