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June 25, 2013

In a Submarine under the Sea

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The submarine

Have you ever thought about traveling in a submarine? It was a really cool experience for Tiger girl and me when we got to travel in one during our recent trip to Jeju island, Korea. We went on the Seogwipo Submarine (서귀포잠수함) and it was really interesting experience.

The place which went to board the submarine

We had to take a ferry boat out to from Seogwipo Port to Munseom where we boarded the submarine to begin our tour.

The submarine was not really that big but it could fit about 30+ passengers inside. There were port holes on both sides of the submarine so we could look out and see everything that was around us.

The port hole which we looked out from

The water was quite murky and it wasn’t a really clear day as it has been raining the whole day. However we still managed to see the fishes and corals outside the window.

The control panel within the submarine.

The submarine started to descend slowly once the doors were all sealed and we could see the depth which we were at from the display panel on the top of the driver’s area. It wasn’t scary and Tiger girl was thrilled to see that the submarine was moving and we were descending into the depths of the ocean.

The diver

While descending there was a diver show as part of our submarine tour.. He came around during the first stop that the submarine had to bring the fishes which swam outside the port hole.

The fishes which the diver brought past the port hole

The fishes were not as colourful as those that we saw in the aquarium last month. However it was fascinating to see so many fishes swimming pass suddenly.

the corals

As we descended way into the depths of the ocean we managed to see some corals up close. It looks really different from the corals we saw at the aquarium. It wasn’t as vibrant and there were lesser varieties of corals to be seen.

Have you traveled in a submarine before?

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March 26, 2013

Ostrich, Goats and Rabbits at a Fruit Farm

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Feeding the rabbit

During the March holiday we brought the kids to a Fruit farm in Desaru, Malaysia. There was a small petting Zoo section with a limited selection of animals. It was the first time that the kids got to feed rabbits and goats. They were quite hesitant at first as the kids are not really into animals. Doggie boy was quite frighten to feed the rabbit and had to be coaxed by R before he gave it a try.

Goats at the petting zoo

I didn’t manage to get a good shot of the kids feeding the goats. The baby ewes were let out of the pen for them to feed but they really scared the boys when they went near to feed. Both the boys ran when the baby goat went near them. I guess if they encounter goats again in the future they would not be as fearful as the animal as they were that day.

The lone Ostrich

We didn’t get to go the Ostrich farm there while on holidays at Desaru but the kids did manage to take a look at the Lone Ostrich that we spotted at this Fruit farm. They took a glance of it and went off looking at the rabbits. I guess it wasn’t a bad decision not to visit the Ostrich farm during the trip.

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