Sundays are set aside as “Family Day” for the Klars afar in Taiwan. And now that we have a vehicle large enough for kids, snacks, dogs and adults, we hit the beach or the mountains (both great opportunities to beat the heat) at least once a week. We had noticed a few weeks ago that dogs seemed welcome on the beach here so we decided to take old Jake & Scout (now clocking in at 14 & 13 years of age respectively) along for the ride and a swim. Now they’re not as frisky as they used to be but you can see from the headline photo that they still manage to learn a new trick occasionally.

This was actually a few weeks ago and we made some new friends – which we accomplish on almost every trip. Monique Lee and her three kids – Molly, Samuel & Uma. They made us feel right at home and even let us borrow their inflatable raft so we could play “Rescue” with Jake & Scout. (Click an image below to launch the gallery of larger images).

Once we were in sight of the water, Jake & Scout, Griff and Bo made a bee line to the shore.

The only thing Jake likes better than swimming is rolling in dirt after swimming.

You can usually find Jake in the water or in the dirt.

Scout prefers to wade into the depths at her own pace and rarely goes deeper than her tummy – which is not very deep.

Sometimes lunch tastes better when you’re sitting on Mommy’s lap.

Dogs adrift searching for shore

Ahoy, Matey! Have you any Scoobie Snacks on board?

It appears they like to snuggle when they’re afraid of drowning.

Jake & Scout ride the curl much to the delight of their captive audience.

Jake rarely likes to be far from Becky if he can help it. Here he swims out to rescue her from the Boogie Board.

Bodhi decides to take a shot at the Boogie Board. It did not end well.

Our new friends let us play with their raft so it seemed only fair that we let them fly our kite.

It was a great afternoon and reassuring that we didn’t have to leave Jake & Scout at home alone while we had fun. Plus they helped us meet Monique and the gang with whom we have since had more adventures…but that’s another post. Hope you enjoyed this one.

Remember to post any comments and questions and that we love and miss you all.

–The Klars Afar