Early yesterday morning, GWH and the kids headed down to the lagoon to go snorkeling. It's a good fifteen-minute walk down to the lagoon from our room, so imagine my surprise when barely 30 minutes after they left, there was a gentle tap at the door. I opened it to find two frazzled-looking children. Here's how the story unfolded: They had arrived at the lagoon, put on their gear, and waded out into the water. When they put their faces into the water, the first thing that Thing 1 saw was...
a jellyfish. She immediately headed back to the beach, with little brother close on her heels; Thing 2 was certainly not going to stay in those jelly-infested waters! GWH decided to stay, and was rewarded by seeing fish, turtles, etc., but no more jellies. Apparently Thing 1 had found the only jellyfish in the lagoon that morning. Which is why the kids watched sea-life on Nickelodeon yesterday instead of in the Pacific.
And here's a puzzle for you: Why is it that we can't afford cable TV at $50/month, but we can afford a 9-day vacation in Hawaii on which the kids can watch all the cable TV they want? I hope the kids don't examine this paradox too closely, or when we get home the pressure from them for me to call Comcast will be unbearable.
