1.1. 2010

On New Year's Day, we went on a boat trip to Cheung Chau to escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. The ride was about one hour and we enjoyed the breeze and the views from the sun deck.

Cheung Chau is a tiny dumbbell shaped island located in the south west of HK Island. This outlying island has a rich culture with traditional temples, ancient rock carvings as well as interesting caves; and it is also well known for its Annual Bun Festival. There are beautiful beaches on the island where you can go swimming, wind surfurfing and kayaking etc. We visited the Cheung Chau Windsurfing Centre between Tung Wan Beach and Kwun Yam Wan Beach. And remember Lee Lai Shan, Hong Kong's first gold medal winning Olympian? She started her career as a professional windsurfer at this Windsurfing Centre!

As we walked along the tiny, narrow streets in Cheung Chau, we saw lots of street stalls selling delicious chinese snacks such as fish balls, BBQ chicken, tofu desserts and red bean cakes etc. We couldn't help pigging ourselves. The snack that I loved most was sweet potato crisps stung on a massive stick (a popular and special snack in CC). Yum Yum!

After the boat trip, we celebrated our new year's day with a big feast!