Taking the kids to Nanji Island! These 3 pitfalls made me want to jump into the sea to feed the fish

Girls! Bravely took my 7-year-old to explore a little-known island in Zhejiang. The scenery was truly divine, but the struggles were suffocating! My kid got pinched by a crab on the beach and became a "screaming chicken," and this exhausted mom fell chasing the bus with zero grace... After four days of internal pain and sorting it all out, reading this will at least save you from ruining two pairs of Crocs‼️ ♦️Blood, sweat, and tears itinerary (Special forces mom, take notes!) Day 1⃣️: Hangzhou East Station 👉 a shabby little inn near Pingyang Station 👉 heard the kid crying at midnight wanting barbecue Day 2⃣️: Aojiang Wharf charge 👉 2-hour ferry that made everyone puke 👉 Dasha’ao Beach turned into a muddy mess 👉 Blue Acacia Hotel to watch the sunset Day 3⃣️: Dragged the kid to watch sunrise at 4 a.m. 👉 Sanpanwei meadow for "sheep eating my skirt" photoshoot 👉 coffee spilled all over the kid at Cave Hotel Day 4⃣️: Seafood market crab battle 👉 almost fed the return ferry ticket to seagulls ✅ Sanpanwei Sea Meadow New Zealand’s Zhejiang branch! Early morning mist still lingering, my kid suddenly lay on the ground shouting, "Mom, there are little fairies hiding in the grass!" 🌿 Chasing goats, stepped on a fresh "landmine," limited edition AJ shoes retired on the spot... The cliffside Instagram chair photo was stunning, but the wind blew my false eyelashes onto the kid’s forehead 😂 ✅ Dasha’ao Shell Beach The singing beach is amazing! Barefoot stepping on it made a crunching sound, my kid filled a bucket with shells saying he was opening an "underwater bank" 🐚 At dusk, when fishermen cast their nets, he insisted they were catching stars and cried wanting to buy a net bag as a birthday gift... ✅ Blue Acacia Hotel The sea view balcony was worth the price! The gifted shell wind chime was taken apart and restrung by the kid, saying it was a gift for the mermaid 🎐 Woke me up at 3 a.m. saying there was a sea monster on the balcony, but it was just the fishing boat lights across the way... 💣 Deadly traps: 1⃣️ Don’t take the afternoon ferry! We hit low tide and it was like a rave, kids on the whole boat took turns vomiting 2⃣️ Be cautious ordering afternoon tea at the Cave Hotel! The 68 yuan latte was worse than the kid’s "pirate special drink" made with sand 3⃣️ Don’t buy a 6-ride bus card! Attractions are so close you won’t use it all; the leftover 3 rides were all used just to go to the bathroom 4⃣️ Don’t let kids catch mudflat fish! They’re slippery and flung into my neck, screaming all the way and being treated like a lunatic 🍜 Foodie battlefield: ✔️ Scallion oil razor clams at Dasha’ao seafood stall 🐚 So plump my kid slurped the shells three times ✔️ Freshly cooked cat’s eye snails at a fisherman’s home 🐚 Dipped in vinegar, so fresh it blew our minds; the kid blew "fart marches" with the shells ✔️ Lean meat balls near Pingyang Station 🍲 So bouncy my kid wanted to apprentice and open a stall on the spot ✖️ Don’t buy the "mini crabs" at the scenic spot! Fried, they shrunk into empty shells; the kid bit into one and cried in vain 📸 Divine photo spots: 1⃣️ Sanpanwei cliff chair (hold a straw hat for a backshot) 2⃣️ Cave Hotel stone wall (wear a white dress for a dark vibe) 3⃣️ Sea meadow boardwalk (chase goats for a cinematic feel) 4⃣️ Blue Acacia viewing platform (shoot silhouettes at sunrise) 🏡 Accommodation pros and cons: ✔️ Blue Acacia Hotel: gave the kid a sand digging tool kit, bathtub facing the sunset ✔️ Cave Hotel: full of novel experiences, gave a shell photo frame craft ✖️ A certain fisherman’s guesthouse: sheets so damp you could wring water out, cockroach party at midnight ⚠️ Lifesaving tips: ✔️ Kids’ motion sickness patches (the ferry rocked like a pirate ship) ✔️ Special gloves for tide hunting (small crabs pinch worse than Ultraman) ✔️ Foldable drying rack (washing three sets of sea-smelling battle clothes daily) On the return ferry, my kid suddenly said, "Mom, is the sea burping?" Although we could shake half a pound of sand out of our clothes every day, seeing the "sound-making shells" treasured in his jar made it all worth it! (💡Soul warning: Bring a waterproof phone pouch for the kid! My phone had its "deep dive debut" in the mudflat, and the repair cost could buy ten pounds of swimming crabs😭)