Where do you go when it’s 91 degrees in the shade and 85% humidity? If you have any sense, you go to the nearest public pool. That’s what we did today and, although Griff & Bo may have complained during the entire 20 minute walk there – “I’m tired. I’m thirsty. When are we gonna get there?” – once we arrived they had a ball. The Tien Mu (our neighborhood in Taipei) is fairly impressive with both indoor and outdoor facilities. Outdoor is a very nice Olympic sized pool that runs from 4′ to 6.5′ deep.

Indoors there is a “Spa” area with lots of weird water features, like a cold immersion bath, lots of bubbling seats and nozzles plus a sauna and steam room.

Also indoors there is a 25 yard pool with a kiddie pool and slide on the other side.

And they sell hot dogs (no bun, just a dog on a stick), ice cream, soft drinks and lots of stuff I was culturally unable to identify. Another curious thing about Taiwan is everyone, I mean everyone – including bald guys like me – has to wear a swim cap. NO EXCEPTIONS! I even tried showing my freshly shaved scalp but no dice. But the boys and I did have a lot of fun fooling around and they enjoyed their ice creams almost as much as swimming with Dad.

Stay tuned for more adventures … like our visit to the Taipei Zoo to see REAL PANDAS. And remember we love and miss you all…