Today it's Ocean Park day! Woooo! I have been looking forward to today all holiday. If you don't know, Ocean Park is a theme park/zoo where you can go on cable cars, see pandas, watch dolphins (with pink tummies) and sea lions in a spectacular show!! In other words it's fab.
We had to get up early to take the ferry from Hung Hom to Central and then we waited for the bus through the Aberdeen tunnel to Ocean Park. It was a good day to go as the weather wasn't too hot. I think Dad was quite excited as he didn't get to go to Ocean Park with us last year.
The first thing we did on arrival was watch the summer special splash show. It was really good. There were five divers, diving into a small round pool from great heights. It was amazing to watch - an excellent show and Dad really enjoyed it.
After that we walked toward the Giant Panda enclosure. Jia Jia (the female) and An An (the male) were really funny to watch because they walked around their enclosures (one each - pandas lead solitary lives) and ate bamboo! We stood watching and trying to catch them on camera for more than half an hour. Below is our best effort. It is my favourite attraction at Ocean Park.
Then we took the cable car ride over the mountain. It was spectacular. There were beautiful views of Repulse Bay and huge container ships out at sea.
My other favourites included: the sea lion and dolphin show, and the sea life carousel where I sat on a sea horse (not a real one!).
Overall Ocean Park was a tiring but fun day out. When we arrived back at the hotel we all relaxed and went to bed earlier than usual.
Love Megan xxx
P.S. The answers to COUNTDOWN CONUNDRUMS are as follows:
- PROGRESSIVE
- ARTICULATE
- HERITAGE
- SKYSCRAPER
- RETRIEVAL
This week's quiz has more of an Asian theme. You may need to do some research. Good luck:
- In Hong Kong, what is another name for a hurricane or cyclone?
- Which sea surrounds Hong Kong?
- What is the name of the city that used to be under Portuguese rule, that is close to Hong Kong?
- What is the name of the ferry company which has run a regular ferry service across the harbour since 1898?
- Which country occupied Hong Kong during World War II?
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