So after the week of some of the coldest weather that Hong Kong has seen in years, we somehow found ourselves sleeping on the beach outside...ha! I am most definitely suffering cold wise and sleep wise since I have got back but I am so glad I went because it was so beautiful!
We camped on Pui O campsite on Lantau Island, about 50 mins by ferry from Central - Being a campsite the tents (luckily) were already put up and there were BBQ pits and equipment waiting to be used by us so it was not too much like hard work but much appreciated by all!
After a large amount of marshmallows had been set alight (I introduced some people to the BBQ banana filled with chocolate!) and we had all eaten as much as we could, some people went swimming which , from their screams I guessed was pretty chilly (although nothing I am sure, compared to the May Dip!) and eventually all went to bed to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. It was not too warm and it was quite windy overnight but luckily we had been able to rent sleeping bags which were invaluable!
The next morning was a beautiful kind of autumn/spring morning, really clear and sunny but with a cold wind and as we came back across on the ferry it was so nice to see Hong Kong Island looking so nice in the sunshine with its Christmas decorations!
After a HOT shower and a big coffee, a few of us went to the brunch club in Causeway Bay where we indulged in organic Fairtrade coffees, fresh juices, eggs, toast and jam and muesli and what seemed like a library of English magazines and Sunday papers, which we then followed by an afternoon of Beauty and the Beast!
Don't you just wish sometimes the weekends could just go on forever....?! xxx
The photos are beautiful. I hope you recovered from the cold weather. Its cold here too now... more and more snow on the mountains!! Your weekend sounded perfect. So glad you are enjoying yourself. xx
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