David, Grace, Sarah and Emma Bellis

Day two and we're off to Ocean Park, catching the bus from Admiralty, a short walk from the Marriott. When we arrived we had some time to kill before the ice-skating show started, so we had a wander around the aviary, then sat down to cool off with an ice-cream.

Then it was time to head over to the show.

The video starts with the show, moves on to the arctic tent, has a brief loo stop with lots of gold tape, and finishes with a chip infusion.

We stayed on after the show for a quick photo with a couple of the skaters (unfortunately not the blonde twins from the trapeze - you'd have seen Nick and me in the photo if they'd been there)

From there we set off up the long escalator to get to the dolphin show in time for a seat. Except half way up we heard the announcement it was already full... Still, we managed to stand at the back, and put the girls on shoulders so they could see most of it.

Next an important stop for Louisa, who is convinced she will be a mermaid sometime in the very near future.

Just after the mermaid is the big aquarium, which kept us busy for quite a while. Then the stop for chips, essential fuel for any British day out. After that the plan was to catch the cable car, but the queue was the longest I've seen it - the whole park was very full as it was school holidays in Hong Kong, and there were lots of mainland visitors too.

So instead we went up to see the seals and sealions (can you remember how to tell the difference?), before catching the escalator back down the hill. More crowds, but it didn't take too long. Fortunately, they all seemed to belong to tour buses, so there was only a very short queue for a taxi.

We caught the taxi back to our flat. It was a chance for everyone to catch up with Grace (who'd been working hard while we weren't)

And for Sasha to get some first hand experience of the cramped living conditions in Hong Kong

The first full day finished, it was time for all to veg out in front of the TV.