Now that it’s March of 2016, you’re probably asking yourself, “What did the Klars get up to during Spring Break 2015,” Right? No? Well, in case you’re interested, here’s what we did.

We drove down to Kenting. This is what the kids and adults in our family refer to as “the tip of the upside down banana” which is what the island of Taiwan looks like.

Becky’s colleague Bridget and her son Aiden – pals with Klar Boy Griff joined us on the trip. Three adults and three kids driving 5.5 hours down Taiwan’s most  populous coast. Turns out that a highway is a highway even if the signs are in Chinese and you can’t read most of them. Dad did all of the driving because, let’s face it, that’s what Dads do – especially since it means you can ignore the children and have people hand you beverages and sandwiches and such.

We stayed at a place called Smokey Joe’s which was very comfortable. Close to the beach and featuring a nice little courtyard pool area where after family days on the beach, the adults could relax with refreshments while the kids burned off their extra energy in the pool.

Not only is the beach right around the corner but the Kenting Street market is right outside the front door. One of the things you can eat there is fried milk. Really.

We drove around the area in our minivan to different beaches and visited an eternal flame fed by natural methane deposits.  Turns out this is also near a Taiwan Military artillery range where they happened to be practicing while we were there so the family was treated to shells flying over our heads and exploding somewhere “over there” which seemed pretty close and far enough away at the same time.

 

One day we drove around the tip of the banana and saw a rock shaped like the partially submerged head of Richard Nixon gazing at mainland China.

Check out the family fun on the beach…

All in all it was a great week on the beach and a good time was had by all.

We welcome your comments and suggestions and please remember we love and miss all of you. And there is always room in our home for any friends who come to visit us here in Taiwan. Until we see you again, remember to take care of yourself because “The Wild Dog Haunts.”

–theklarsafar