Sunday Adventure

Odette:

A lazy start to the day. One look out our window revealed the clearest day so far. We could even make out the mountains, which are usually hidden behind a blanket of smog. We made some tentative plans for the day, grabbed our boys and headed towards town. First stop May 4th Square. This monument remembers the day that all the students in Qingdao fought the Japanese to reclaim their city, and won. We enjoyed the seaside markets and purchased some souvenirs. Our haggling created audiences wherever we went - we are quite the pros now. I do not want to think of the lunch we ordered ever again.

Next we headed to Polar Ocean World. We loved it and it was so nice to escape the weather indoors. We were lucky enough to see dolphins, belugas, penguins, polar bears, turtles and my favourites the otters all up very close. We were smoochd by sea-lions and we bottle-fed Japanese Carp. Home again in the taxi and very pleased for our slippers and cardys and $3 dinner. We left at 9.30am and returned about 6 hours later. We were on our feet almost all of the time and I'm still standing. I'm so happy with the way my legs worked all day with no pain- amazing! Next stem cells tomorrow night, which will take me to half way through my treatment. I'm a very happy lady.