Cheung Chau

The playgroup social calendar dictated this weekends trip to Cheung Chau which translates in cantonese to Long Island. We got lucky on the day as we popped our heads out of the MTR in Central to catch a ferry it was blue sky and a clear view across the harbour. We were early, almost unheard of, and we soon had our friends Jeff and Robyn, with their kids Owen and Elliot as well as Joe and Stacie with their kids Anika and Kylie passing through the turnstiles to board the ferry.

It's about a 30min. ferry ride to Cheung Chau and we enjoyed the trip. We watched the harbour pass by quickly and the kids were remarkably focused on the boat traffic as we sped to our destination. Chris was particularly impressed with the hydrofoils completely out of the water and almost "flying" past us. Arriving at the dock we disembarked got our bearings with the iphone (althought Robyn new exactly where to go!) and headed to the other side of the island where the beach is. We stopped for buns on the way and then the boys were off and running.

The beach was almost deserted and with the clear blue sky and beautiful sunshine we had a great day of digging, running, jumping and exploring ahead. A couple of times we came across bizarre looking polychaete worms that had been washed up on the beach. They were enough to capture the interest of all. After a while we took advantage of the playground as the kids played with some local boys and girls and a new play structure never before recorded in playgroup history. Soon tummies were rumbling and we were back into the village looking for food. We had an okay lunch next to the sea and then the highlight of the whole day... ice cream!

The trip back was uneventful and there were some heavy eyelids as we said goodbye to head back to Tai Tam. A great day!