Disco Bay 'working stay-cation'

On Saturday afternoon we went to Discovery Bay to stay the night at the Auberge Hotel.   We had a nice dinner at the turkish restaurant in the North Plaza.

St Marks Square, Venice, Discovery Bay North Plaza

Rika had to set-up her stall at the Discovery Bay Craft Market by 11am.  

She'd booked the hotel nearby so we wouldn't have to get up at 6am on Sunday, and could instead enjoy a 'stay-cation' at Disco Bay.

Aubergine Hotel

Hannah liked our hotel room and the hotel pool, which was actually seemed a bit cold.   It is now autumn and the temperature is dropping rapidly.   After learning to tolerate the 30-33 degree summer heat, an autumnal 28 degrees seems a bit chilly!

After the excitement and running-around Hannah went to bed late.    I had an uneven nights sleep trying to share single-bed with Hannah (we'd balked at the HKD400 fee for an extra bed!)

But even after sleeping-in Sunday morning, we were able to arrive at the market at the South Plaza in plenty of time as planned.

Hannah helped Rika set-up her stall.

Once again Rika was selling a mix of her own-design clothes and accessories, plus some tenugui fabrics from Japan.

While I took Hannah back to the hotel to play at the pool and then at the 'Discoveryland' indoor playground.   (My suggestion of going hiking in the hills had been firmly rejected).

Hannah had a great time running around, and once-again was able to find some Japanese-speaking girls to play with.

Daddy retreated to the cafe with his new Kindle.

I checked-out of the hotel and we returned to the market at around 4pm.   Santo-sensei came over in the afternoon to keep Rika company.

The weather was perfect for a market - dry and not too hot.  The crowd was bigger than last time but Rika's sales were slightly down at about HKD 2,800.    This left a very small profit after the cost of the market stall and transport.    (The hotel was expensed to our holiday budget).

We enjoyed the stay-cation at the Aubergine hotel and hope to staycation there again.  But for market days, I think I prefer spending Saturday night at home so I can do my own thing.