Bintan, Indonesia

Mike did a triathlon in Bintan on Saturday. He took Jack over for a boys night on Friday and I stayed with the other 3 kids so that...Carson could play his last t-ball game, Bailey could play her last softball game and Sammy could play her last 2 basketball games.

This is my gang on the ferry from Singapore to Bintan: It's only an hour long high- speed ferry ride.



This is where we sat for a while waiting to take the bus to the Nirwana Gardens: We chose to stay at this resort b/c it was the location for the start and finish of the tri's.



Hurry up bus! Mike's race had actually already started by this point so we were hoping to catch him on the bike and the run portions of the race.



Here's Mike at dinner with his fellow racers and some "cheerios" the night before the race:



This is the starting line for the race...the night before.



Saturday morning; my girlie friends getting pumped up for their race - the Sprint. This is the race I was hoping to do before I became prego. (I think it's probably good I had an out...don't know if I would have been able to keep up with these TOUGH girls!!!)



Can you feel the tension? Don't you love the surroundings?





Mike - before his race. His race was the Olympic Distance and it started at 2:00pm. So, first he swam...



Then he biked. Not sure how in the name of Corn on the Cob he found his bike in that mess...



Somehow he does...and then they ride.




And then he ran...uphill and downhill and right past our Villa - which was super convenient for us cheerios.



Here's Jack & Bailey on the front porch of one of our villas. Jack kept referring to the villa as "our new house." Jack is the only one I know who is OK with the Indonesian standard of cleanliness in hotels...at least it's a step up from Malaysia.




It was also great that the kids could play in the ocean directly in front of our villas - in between their cheerleading efforts for Mike & friends.







This is how all the guys looked in the finishing area...they all look great considering the heat and what they've just accomplished. Anybody want to do it again???



Carson & Jack entertained each other at the finish line with a game where Carson jumps with his entire body on top of Jack. Isn't there a triathlon we can sign them up for or something???



Buffet dinner in the restaurant after the race. Food was terrible but the company was divine!!! Don't we have the coolest friends?