Monkeys!

For your viewing pleasure while I am away, I thought I would post a few pictures of the monkeys I saw in Hainan. Hainan is an island province in the South China Sea to the Southwest of my province, Guangdong. I spent 4 days in Sanya, the southern most tip of the island, lying on the beach and soaking up the sun. One day though my friends and I went to "monkey island" where there is an entire tourism industry based on the monkeys that live there. You take a cable car onto the island and into the park where the monkeys live. There were monkeys everywhere, and they are definitely not afraid of people. They also had several shows involving trained monkeys. Sadly the monkey motorcycle show was cancelled because the monkeys were "too tired" that day, but we did see monkey comedians and monkey circus performers. We also quickly discovered why our tickets cautioned us not to bring food into the park. You may not see the monkey when you whip our your peanuts or fruit snacks, but inevitably a monkey appears out of nowhere and almost takes you out while snatching the coveted snack from your hands. So be forewarned next time you are on an island with monkeys: they are not as cute and innocent as they look especially when food is involved. Enjoy!