Assateague Island Holiday

A glorious week (9 - 17 Aug) at the Chincoteague beach where Jeff (Spencer's bro) lifeguards.

Journey to the beach
Spence and I drove 7 hours to Chincoteague, joining the rest of the Clark family who had been staying at Jeff's since the week before. Chincoteague is a little town that connects to the Assateague National Park Island. Jeff has lifeguarded there for over ten years and works for the Park Service. The Clarks holiday at Chincoteague every summer.

The beach
We cycled (about 45 minutes) to the beach most days. This is considered the most beautiful beach on the east coast. Hordes of tourists descend upon its fine white sands every summer. The water was a bit too cold for me (60 deg F = 15 deg C) but it was nice and sunny.

I spent most of my time digging big holes with Courtney.



Carver, Ariana and Courtney were very brave. They boogie-boarded, dove into huge waves and somehow

Our Three Flavor Wedding

I got to be the blushing bride thrice over with my man.

First, a romantic Valentine's wedding in a lovely little chapel in Pennsylvania USA, witnessed by about 50 family and friends (including my Ma, Pa and Faith who flew from Malaysia to the US to give me away).

US Valentine Day Wedding

Three months later, halfway around the world in Malaysia, we had a joyous celebration with Christian, Chinese and Malay ceremonies, in the presence of 1000 family, friends and FRIM colleagues. Jess and Daniel put together an absolutely beautiful Wedding Slideshow for our Perkahwinan Tiga Rasa. (Photogs: Melvin, Daniel, Irwan and Sadat).

It was one of the happiest days of my life.

My beloved family worked days and nights to transform the bare Dewan Alwy into