a trip to the east coast 2

It was such a relief when we turned into the resort. We had to park the car near the guard house as take a buggy to the lobby. The resort is hilly overlooking the lake. Accomodation is in the form of chalets. It's just green and hilly everywhere with breathtaking views of the lake.

The buggy service takes us everywhere. The roads are winding and narrow. So we just need to call the buggy to send us to the lobby etc. But most of the time we walked to the lobby. It's not that far....just need to walk lots of steps.

 View from the lobby. Can't see the island further away because it was raining and cloudy.

 The chalet is built on stilts. Our chalet is one of the closest to the lake. Big room with big bathroom. Lovely....all quiet and serene. But the place need to be maintained. A little dirty.

Here is a view of the lake from the chalet. It was taken in the morning. Lots of clouds shrouding the islands. While we were here we hardly saw the sun. It was the monsoon. Non-stop rain.

 It was Christmas eve....we had dinner at the restaurant in the hotel. Food was ok. Seems strange this year to be away during Christmas. Usually Christmas eve is at home with everybody around and big dinner. After that it is opening the presents under the tree. This year, no tree and I didn't wrap any presents.

After dinner we went back to the chalet and sang carols to our hearts' content. Kids and I had a good time talking and sharing while KC snored. I felt asleep in the middle of the sharing and it seemed the kids went on talking till wee hours. Sometime in the middle of the night I heard Lyn burst out singing a carol. She wasn't aware of it when I told her the next day....dreaming.

Aahh.....sesat this picture. This is a deer at the deer park near the entrance. Look at the antlers. Woody. There are three deers. Pathetic looking. This particular one is more impressive with the antlers but it's so dirty. Can see grime and what have you hanging from it and flies all over. Animals should be left to roam freely in the wild and man should stop disturbing them. Sigh. I get so upset whenever I see animals like this.

Anyway....that was Christmas Eve at Kenyir. One in a lifetime experience. Had a great time bonding with the kids.