I was keen to take advantage of a short patch of fine mild weather forecast for Saturday and try-out the nearest beaches. We don't have a 'local' beach close-by so we decided to try Trio Beach which is one of the closest although it requires a 40min taxi-ride round MaOnShan to Sai Kung and Pak Sha Wan (aka 'Hebe Haven'), and then a short Kaido (water taxi) ride.
Hebe Haven from the Kaido with Ma On Shan in the right back-ground. Shatin Valley is on the other side of the hills.
Trio beach from the Kaido. It is a small beach but has life-guards, shark nets, swim rafts and changing facilities and a pleasant shop where we hired an umbrella and bought ice creams.
BBQ pits with the inevitable group of Aunties. They really know how to enjoy themselves on a budget.
Apart from the Aunties and the life-guards, the beach was virtually deserted.
But there was a lot of sailing going on out in the bay.
It was about 25 degrees and 20 in the water temperature which was perfect for me. Hannah enjoyed playing in the sand and we enjoyed swimming in the sea out to the rafts moored off the beach.
Hannah wanted to take a large load of rocks home to paint. We limited her to a dozen.
"Kai-do, kai-chariot, coming for to carry me home...."
Dinner at 'Thai Thai 2 'restaurant at the Hebe Haven pier. The reviews on 'Openrice.com' warned of extremely slow service. We arrived at 4:30pm when the restaurant was deserted, but they forgot our food-order and we eventually rolled-out at 8:00pm having drunk far too much wine!
A lovely day out, and good planning by Papa since Sunday was washed-out with more rain and fog.
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