Braving Nanji Island with Kids! These 2 Pitfalls Made Me Want to Jump into the Sea to Cool Off

Sisters! I took my 7-year-old on an adventure to Zhejiang’s hidden gem island—from tumbling into a "sea urchin" at the cave hotel to chasing sunrise at Sanpanwei while stepping on cow dung... Five days of travel and I lost three pounds! Tearfully compiling this real island guide so you can avoid shedding two layers of skin from sunburn‼️ 🌊 Brutal Itinerary (Sunburn Edition) Day 1: Pingyang Station 👉 Aojiang Pier (vomited like crazy) 👉 Dasha’ao Beach (dug up alien creatures) 👉 Blue Lovesickness Hotel (washing sandy clothes) Day 2: 4 AM at Sanpanwei (feeding mosquitoes) 👉 Cave Hotel (sprained ankle while taking photos) 👉 Seafood feast (found mysterious creatures in the food) Day 3: Collecting seashells on the beach (chased by sea roaches) 👉 Pier (lost flip-flops in the rush for boat tickets) 👉 High-speed rail station (surviving on dried plum cakes) ✅ Sanpanwei’s Sea Grassland The sunrise was breathtaking, but the cow dung smelled lethal! Dragged my kid up the mountain at 4 AM, and he clung to my leg crying, "Mom, a monster is farting!" 🌄 Then we slipped on fresh dung and slid two meters—our shoes turned into "biohazards"... ✅ Cave Hotel’s Cliffside Pool The dark side of Instagram photos! While posing my kid, the tide suddenly rose 🌊 and waves slammed him onto the rocks—his knees turned into a palette of bruises... But lying in bed watching the waves was magical. He said, "It’s like sleeping inside a whale’s belly!" ✅ Dasha’ao Seashell Beach The beach is a minefield! Stepping on broken shells barefoot made my kid wail loud enough to echo across the bay 🐚 Ended up spending 50 yuan on crocs while the vendor flashed his golden grin... 💣 Deadly Pitfalls to Avoid: 1️⃣ Don’t buy boat tickets on-site! We almost got stranded feeding seagulls at the pier and had to pay 200 extra for a "rocking cabin." 2️⃣ Bring plastic bags for island buses! The winding roads turned our breakfast into a water bottle disaster. 3️⃣ Skip the "beach-combing gadgets"! Our 68-yuan shrimp pump only sucked up seaweed and flip-flops. 🍜 Food Hall of Fame (and Shame): ✔️ Pier fishball stall’s fried eel slices 🐟—so crispy my kid licked the crumbs clean. ✔️ Blue Lovesickness Hotel’s seafood fried rice noodles 🍝—wok hei so good we ate three bowls. ✔️ Sanpanwei breakfast spot’s seaweed soup 🌊—5 yuan for a bowl of pure umami. ✖️ Avoid the viral seafood spot! Their mantis shrimp were so skinny my kid asked, "Are they on a diet?" 📸 Instagram-Worthy Spots: 1️⃣ Cave Hotel’s cliffside staircase (epic backdrops). 2️⃣ Sanpanwei grassland windmill (kids + bubble machine = magic). 3️⃣ Dasha’ao sunset deck (silhouette shots are 🔥). 4️⃣ Island loop road curves (windblown hair = perfect candid). 🏡 Accommodation Hits & Misses: ✔️ Blue Lovesickness Hotel: Gave my kid a seashell wind chime, and we found crabs on the balcony 🦀. ✔️ Cave Hotel: Bathtub with ocean views—my kid said, "I’m riding a dolphin!" ✖️ Random homestay: Suspicious yellow stains on sheets, and crabs held a midnight meeting in the drain. ⚠️ Survival Tips: 1️⃣ Military-grade bug spray! Sanpanwei’s mosquitos could carry you away. 2️⃣ Pack 10 pairs of UV sleeves—sunburned "panda hands" in 30 minutes. 3️⃣ Kids need full-body swimsuits! I washed half a pound of sand out of ours. Back home, my kid’s treasure bucket held dead crabs and bottle caps alongside seashells... Though my legs still tremble at the sound of waves, his notebook scribble—"The ocean is blue jelly"—made it all worth it. (💡 Final tip: Pack a foldable toilet seat! The island outhouse flies could form a bomber squadron...)