Paradise Found: Chapter Three

Paradise Found: Our magical vacation turned honeymoon in Sanya, Hainan Province, China

Chapter Three

So our balcony has its own private bathtub! YEP! Own private bathtub! When we looked at those online, they were like a million yuan a night rooms. We got an upgrade for freeeeeeee.

Sarah’s travel tip: When you are going on vacation with someone, significant other or otherwise it doesn’t matter, say it’s your anniversary/honeymoon. We didn’t need to prove it and the perks we got? OMG. I didn’t even tell you about the executive lounge yet.

So our hotel room is boss. We could have lived there for four days and been ecstatic. But let’s not forget the paradise outside of the hotel room! Bernard and I immediately considered changing our flight and staying for a month. We immediately decide that we should stay up late every night and wake up really early so as to make the most of this already perfect vacation.

At this time it’s about 2:45pm. The executive lounge opens at 3pm. We decide to check out the pool and wrap back around and hit the lounge because we are, in fact, executives on this trip. (A once in a lifetime experience!!!!!!)

The pool is gorgeous. We dip our feet and they dry off immediately. There’s NO one around… except the sun and all its fury. It was hotter than hot. I needed that sunblock…

I caved. We went back to the gift shop and I reluctantly put the sunblock on our tab. I ignored the price and decided I would make it my week’s mission to bathe in this shit and NOT get burned. I would apply it every 8 minutes.

3pm! The executive lounge was waiting! What would be there? She said afternoon tea. Would it be just tea? Maybe tea and Chinese pastries? I was giddy at the thought of pastries. I wouldn’t get my hopes up though. Everything we’ve already received on this trip has been more than enough. Let’s assume it’s just green tea in a beautiful lounge.

It wasn’t just tea… Bernard, specifically, was on cloud 9…