October 24th

Trace came with us to take the ferry to Cheung Chau, an island southwest of Hong Kong.

The island was very small (less than 1 square mile) with no cars and we walked around most of it. After admiring all the boats in the harbor as the ferry docked, we got off and walked around searching for something to eat. I was not hungry because Trace and I had grabbed some Subway from the pier. We ended up eating at an outside seafood restaurant on the sidewalk. Mom and Grandmother had scallops and fish of some kind.

Major Reclamations

 

Farmer's Market!

 

Hydroplane Ferry!! So cooll

 

After Mom and Grandmother had filled their bellies, we set off in search of a temple. I have so many temples during my trips to Asia that they have all started to look the same, but I tagged along anyway.

Then we walked to the beach nearby. There was LOTS of beautiful seaglass along the beach and I had to control myself so that I did not collect to many. I took off my shoes to dip my toes in the South China Sea.

Leaving the beach, we walked through town and then through many residential areas and a park. We trudged along until we found the cave where a pirate, Chang Po Tsai, hid his treasure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheung_Po_Tsai). People could go down into the cave, but no one else wanted to go and I did not feel like adventuring down into a dark, narrow place by myself with no one else with me who could speak English.

We walked by yet another temple and then took a little boat back to the ferry dock as we were all too exhausted to walk back.

Mom, Grandmother, and I headed back to our hotel and searched for a place to eat nearby. We had a very difficult time because there weren't many places that looked appetizing. I ate McDonalds and they had some weird Vietnamese-type food (I think?). Then it was bedtime.