Running the Rainbow

My work was having a Ceilidh party that the girls really wanted to attend. I explained to them that we would only be able to stay from 7-9pm because our train left at 10:35pm. We had a blast and the girls really wanted to stay but were excited for the weekend away. When we were leaving, a friend of mine said, "Tara, I am really worried about you going there alone with your girls. Will you please check in with me so I know you are okay." I said, "Don't worry. We do this all the time. But, I will check in." She said, "I don't know why I am worried. I just have a feeling…" I am not sure if she jinxed us or what. But, when we got in the taxi, the traffic was terrible. The girls slept the whole taxi ride. I got them up and hurried to the train. We arrived to the station as the doors were closing. We almost missed the train. Carly said, "Wow! That was easy! You know exactly where to go!" (They has no idea how freaked I was) We arrived to beauti...

We were on the train from 12am-6:30am and the girls slept pretty well. We arrived at the beach by about 7am and played in the sand when there wasn't many people at the beach yet. We went to a beach called Pigeon Nest Park. Migratory birds pass through here every year and is a good place for bird watching. The girls got to feed the birds. Nandaihe has a soft sand beach and clear and transparent sea water. We had very good food here. We had papaya smoothies with boba for breakfast. At the eastern end of Beidaihe, Biluota Sear Bar Park had a fun beach to play at with entertainment and a food street. The girls collected so many seashells. In the summer, you can take a Gondola to an island with a water park. I went for a run along the river and came across this sign. I thought, "Well, that is helpful!" NOT! Qinhuangdao's name comes from one of the famous figures of Chinese history, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who came to Qinhuangdao for the milit...