Dai Long Wan for sun, sand and food

It was the nicest possible Sunday: hot and clear, though the air somewhat hazy with Typhoon Nida headed our way.  On days like this you think, ooh, cool, lets hit the beach - Dai Long Wan - a long way off by boat, should be pretty quiet?  

Pete on board for a ride from the bay out to his boat anchored offshore; Captain Kev at the helm.

Dai Long Wan is special, in the middle of no-where in  Hong Kong terms; with Sai Wan the little cluster 
of beach restaurants - pumping out a small menu of great food to those willing to head ashore.

And frankly, most people aren't willing - so this perfect beach is very largely empty, whilst the bay looks like a
Central parking lot on a Wednesday afternoon; lots of boats, clearly we weren't the only people with this idea.

Aiden and Ev take a break from beach action for a dose of  tasty hot e-fu noodles and an obligatory ice cream.
Slight looks of hostility?  Nope, just the way it seems.

Aiden on the camera, Kev and yours truly kicking back.

After a bite, Greg and Pam head back across the beach, matching Canadian hats.

And the kids back to the board - Ev letting fly with his particular brand of chaotic enthusiasm.

While Aiden sets about putting on a show for the camera - this child really can ride anything that moves,
just fabulous balance.

But of course there has to be some sort of a show, tongues and gangster-surfer finger gestures...

including this beauty of  "hey check this out, I can skimboard sitting down, with my tongue and
gangster-surfer stuff at the same time.  The waxfoot version of chewing gum and walking.
Much excitement about the pending typhoon, equals surf you see, and so we enter negotiation mode.  

Evan getting there

Evan with his omnipresent sun hat is getting the skimboard too, here heading on his own run up the river

Easier than stepping off ...

and then back to the mouth for another go.  Interesting thing about a skimboard - can get kids to do short sprints all afternoon.

Evan and Claudi on Saturday morning

Evan's photo, below

Falling light - beach evening perfection

Modern photographer, and I'm wondering as I type, did the orange ball come home from the beach last night? 

Dinner time, in that momentary perfection light

Wading out; ring a ring of roses to get hair wet in inky waters

Studio flash - need another 2 feet of arm

Cave-people stuff, lovely lovely, Kev's bonfire instead of his ass

Too good not to post

Aiden in one of his extravagantly extroverted moods, here  appearing on the patio-stage in his new Johnny Hotpants persona.  We're waiting to see what Johnny's like - what his thing is.  Sommer doenit, hos-ja, or whatever Jack Parow used to say.  The joy of Friday evening - everything groaning with anticipation, whilst making everyone slightly crazy.

Kids