weekend in paradise

our weekend was off to a slow start as out hour long flight became delayed for an unknown amount of time.  we got put up in a shitty hotel 30 minutes away which was ok.  our view out the window was the rusty air conditioner on the roof and the my personal favorite bad translation as of late, "wham poo" in the bathroom.

4 hours later we got going and this guys hat made my day!

tsing tao and bbq it doesnt get much better

calamari, stingray(yeah stingray), and eggplant soo goood.  
gotta love the village style, just trying to fit in with the chinese

one of the best moments of the weekend not documented between this photo and that one. sneaking onto the local 5 star resorts' private beaches.  perfect white sand and crystal clear blue water.

oh and we went scuba diving for about half an hour two, which was really awesome. so weird to get used to breathing underwater, but it was awesome to see the coral and all the fish.  gotta love china, no need for certification.

chilling on the beach after scuba diving, attempted to surf but failed. im a shitty californian
mike going to conquer the 2 foot waves
2 months without direct sunlight means i got owned by the sanya sun
our friends at the hostel; elyse from minnesota (which i had no idea where it even was, but now it seems like a cool place), Filipa a teacher from NY originally from the Carribean, Jessy the wonderfully helpful intern and mike and I.
the restraunt across the street had a legit western menu! steak, burritos, sandwiches, quesadillas, everything and it was all spot on and amazing!
just look at that burger, sooooo legit

view of sanya from deer hill
more of those relationship thingies
my awesome getup, all of this awesomeness for 30 rmb, taken by my friend rico (see below)
ridiculously amazing hand made ice cream, 100% fruit, take that jamba!
This is Rico, a police officer from Changqing who i met on deer hill. we started talking and he offered to take me to lunch, gotta love the chinese hospitality.
the magician behind the amazing ice cream, such a cute old lady.

just another great moment from the weekend, our rommates came in while we were out and found my pink phone charging and immediately though they had a couple living with them and were like, "oh shit".  later when they saw us they just assumed i was gay, i love the reactions my phone gets.

ive been sitting around all day waiting for my replacement visa to arrive so i can have some money, ive been here since 9 am and its now 6pm and no sign of the package.  gah i this is getting ridiculous.  

i was supposed to leave for yunnan tomorrow but i think i am going to have to cancel it to deal with this stupid money situation.  

gahhhhhhhh