SPLASH ISLAND WITH SOFITEL FAMILY

It’s the Sofitel Family Day at Splash Island today and we got invited by my step-Aunt though my father was not around and so for the sake of the kids who had not been to Splash Island yet, we agreed. We had to get up early and travel all the way to Makati then again thru the monstrous traffic at SLEX before reaching the place at around 8:30 a.m. We stayed to watch the program (of Sofitel) for a bit since the pools did not open until 10am and by then the kids were itching to take a dip in the numerous pools. So we passed the time, lounging around in our assigned nipa hut while the kids loitered around the park and took part in some activities like wall/rock climbing (though it was only Alex who was adventurous enough)

Then, finally the kids started swimming and though I was hesitant at first to take a dip, I relented because I wanted to be with Kaye when she takes the major slides. We first started out slowly with the Balsa River ride where we just let the slow waves of the river take our inflatable tires down the entire length of the river-pool. Then there was also the wave pool called Agos Grandes though the waves were not on all the time but only during certain times during the day. But what sets Splash Island apart from the other resorts I had been to was the numerous slides! We started with a few short but twisting slides like the Big Bamboo, Twisted Palms and King Pilipit (a real heart-stopper!). But Kaye and I had the most fun with the Rio Montanosa wherein four persons can ride a family raft down a huge slide. We rode that for about 2 or 3 times and would have wanted to do more except that the lines were long and there was quite a bit of distance to walk from the pool to the stairs that would take us to the slides but it was worth it. What I didn’t try was the Magellan’s drop...well, my daughter still was not eligible to take it since she was still young while I was afraid of the quite steep slope that I can see from below so I passed and just let the other kids try it. Maybe next time when we get the chance to return to Splash Island...

Since this trip was a Sofitel-sponsored event, our food was likewise sponsored by them but we had to buy our own snacks since bringing in of food was not allowed. This would have been OK if not for the highly priced chips and drinks...oh well, our tickets to the venue are free anyway so we might as well splurge na lang on food hehehe. The hubby slept lang the entire day in the cabana and my eldest slept too though he did take a few slides/rides with us. The events were finished by 5 and we got dressed and was surprised at the traffic in SLEX that it took us two hours just to get to Makati...oh no, the hubby’s surely pissed now! Papa had just arrived from the airport by then and we had dinner first before we finally went home...tired but happy that I was able to have great bonding moments with my kids at Splash Island, admittedly the largest water-theme park we have been able to visit. Thank you Tita and also to Sofitel for making this possible...