Hong Kong, Miami Vice Style
Our neighbor's 19 year old daughter, Dolars, asked me to go on a boat cruise with her and some of her friends. I expected something consisting of a large group of carousing kids crammed onto a small boat. It turned out to be 50 foot mother of a boat tearing the harbour a new asshole!
It was a perfect day for a cruise with 32 degree weather, which seemed cooler on the water, and blue sky after blue sky. We tore out of Central and headed out towards Sai Kung for some seafood on one of the smaller islands. The italian yacht made impressive time, beating the ocean into submission and outpacing everything else on the water.
We had a languid lunch on a quiet island surrounded by other boats and wakeboarders. It turned out that one of Dolars' friends had studied abroad and had brought along a friend from New Zealand who in turn had a friend brought from Singapore. It turned out to be far more relaxing than expected as there were only 7 of us and I got the chance to have some conversation in english for a change.
After lunch, we cruised out to Clearwater Bay for some after lunch swimming and sunbathing. The water was impossibly warm and I swam out to the sharknet and back before laying out for a quick snooze on the deck. After an hour or so of sun, Dolars and I got chaffeured onto the packed beach on a zodiac like the Normandy of the rich and famous, hitting the sand and picking our way through the crowds and umbrellas.
Heading back home, I found myself invigorated and full of zeal. The cruise and relaxing afternoon was the detoxifying experience that I needed to get some much needed energy back. I was beaming when I told my mom how great the afternoon had been.
She asked me if I had exchanged any phone numbers. I hadn't realized it was that kind of cruise I thought. She looked at me incredulously. How are you suppose to see those people again if you didn't get their numbers? Well, I said with slowly dawning dread, I guess they didn't want to be my friend. Now I feel like I need another boat cruise to get over this boat cruise!
7 comments:
Funny. Nothing as calming as the beach. that shark net thing though, I'm not sure if I could have dealt with taht part.
A daughter named "Dolars", that can't be true! Too Hong Kong for words.
Ask your mother about the handsome dentist that she would look forward to seeing.
May I suggest...
Post more pics. :)
hey, i m not 19 yr old, but 22 instead....haha
It sounds funnier if I tell people you are 19!
"It turned out to be 50 foot mother of a boat tearing the harbour a new asshole!"
Nice! I couldn't stop laughing for a long time at the image conjured in my head by your comment...yes, ok, I know, I need an outlet.
mel
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