Took the hydrofoil to Panyu two days ago. It took one and a half hours. Duncan got sea-sick. The shuttle bus took about an hour to get to our hotel.
We arrived just in time to have a quick dinner, and we rushed to the Guangzhou Chime-Long International Circus (长隆国际马戏团). We entered the arena just as the show was starting. There were plenty of bright lights, loud music; there were trapeze and other stunt performers, bears which rode unicycles. What I liked the most were the clowns who jumped off diving boards.
The next morning, after breakfast, we went to the nearby Guangzhou Xiangjiang Safari Park (广州香江野生动物园）. We took a trolley-bus ride through the inner park compound, and came into close contact with many types of animals. In the outer compound, we fed some parrots and some giraffes. We attended a show in the white tiger compound, with performing elephants, monkeys, and birds.
Insects were busy while we slept last night. Despite Mummy's precautions, Duncan and I woke up in the morning to find ourselves covered in mosquito bites:-( We headed for the CrocPark this morning after breakfast. There, we saw a host of reptiles: snakes, crocodiles, turtles, and we saw a show starring sea lions. I got to shake the star's hand!
a hug from the star of the show
In the afternoon, we went back to the hotel for our bags, then took the boat back to Hong Kong. Everyone except Papa was sick.
