We had been looking forward to this vacation for a long time!!!! Sanya is a 3 hour direct flight from Shanghai. It is the southern most place in China and also known as the "Hawaii of China".
We had arrived late Saturday night and after breakfast Sunday morning, we were heading to check out the pools and beach. Lucas was ready to dive in.
The Marriott grounds were beautiful.
We had many choices of pools or lagoons to swim in. It really never got what I call "crowded". The busiest day was on Tuesday because it was a national holiday. Wednesday, we had one area of the pools all to ourselves. We never left the hotel. It was a very relaxing holiday!
Every morning it looked like it was going to rain. The sun would start to peak out around 10 or 11 in the morning. The temperature was perfect. High 70's to low 80's. The temperature of the water was around 70 or more. It felt cold at first but was quite comfortable after we had been in the water for a while.
This is our view from our rooms. We had the mountain view. There was a club house, convention center, gardens and children's pool and a lap pool in that area with the green roof.
While we were on the beach, Jason and I really enjoyed watching the people. It is amazing the number of fancy cameras and the poses that are made for the photographer. We saw a woman rolling around in the sand to jumping in the air. 3 girls beside us changed their clothes 3 times. It was so funny. So while walking on the beach, Jason talked me into jumping in the air. It took a while to get a "good" one. I had to laugh at Lucas being "Lucas".
Lucas is always picking on Devin. Devin is imitating his Uncle Pasq.
The local government had training drills on the beach. I don't know if you can see the round circles on the man's back on the corner closest to us. We think they are from "hot stones".
The hotel had different activities for the kids. Kate was the only one who wanted to do sand sculpting. It was 9 o'clock in the morning. Everyone else was still sleeping or eating. We are just early risers in our household.
Devin snapped a nice picture of Jason and I.
Kate was a sand bum!
Devin was trying to dig a hole to China.
Devin was proud of his find of the perfect shell.
Kate became a mermaid in the sand.
We met some really nice families while we were there. It was nice for Kate to have some friends to hang out with.
Dad is still boss.
The girls were working really hard and enjoying their time in the sun!
Someone was a bit tired for dinner.
The Marriott grounds were beautiful. 
We had many choices of pools or lagoons to swim in. It really never got what I call "crowded". The busiest day was on Tuesday because it was a national holiday. Wednesday, we had one area of the pools all to ourselves. We never left the hotel. It was a very relaxing holiday! 
Every morning it looked like it was going to rain. The sun would start to peak out around 10 or 11 in the morning. The temperature was perfect. High 70's to low 80's. The temperature of the water was around 70 or more. It felt cold at first but was quite comfortable after we had been in the water for a while. 
This is our view from our rooms. We had the mountain view. There was a club house, convention center, gardens and children's pool and a lap pool in that area with the green roof. 
While we were on the beach, Jason and I really enjoyed watching the people. It is amazing the number of fancy cameras and the poses that are made for the photographer. We saw a woman rolling around in the sand to jumping in the air. 3 girls beside us changed their clothes 3 times. It was so funny. So while walking on the beach, Jason talked me into jumping in the air. It took a while to get a "good" one. I had to laugh at Lucas being "Lucas". 
Lucas is always picking on Devin. Devin is imitating his Uncle Pasq. 
The local government had training drills on the beach. I don't know if you can see the round circles on the man's back on the corner closest to us. We think they are from "hot stones". The hotel had different activities for the kids. Kate was the only one who wanted to do sand sculpting. It was 9 o'clock in the morning. Everyone else was still sleeping or eating. We are just early risers in our household. 
Devin snapped a nice picture of Jason and I. 
Kate was a sand bum! 
Devin was trying to dig a hole to China. 
Devin was proud of his find of the perfect shell. 
Kate became a mermaid in the sand. 
We met some really nice families while we were there. It was nice for Kate to have some friends to hang out with. 
Dad is still boss. 
The girls were working really hard and enjoying their time in the sun! 
Someone was a bit tired for dinner. 
We had a great time. I think we will be going back. It was so nice to have the warm weather and blue skies.
Christa, have to say this: YOU LOOK AMAZING, GIRLFRIEND!!! Seriously, have you lost weight? I feel motivated to start working out after seeing your toned arms and flat tummy. Gheesh, putting us this El Paso girl to shame. Looks like a fun trip. Hugs.
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