Arriving back in HK after 30+ hours of delirious travelling, it was nice to see Sue and Guy (who had just returned from their month in Australia) again. We celebrated a second Christmas and opened our presents from family in Jersey. Thank you all!
A day of extended sleep followed with New Year preparations. And on the 31st, loaded with smoked salmon salad, leak-proof hummus and various other assortments of food and drink, we trekked out to Tai Long Wan beach on south Lantau island to welcome 2007.
Still jet-lagged from returning from Canada, we unanimously agreed to leave our watches at home and celebrate midnight on our own accord - hey, we thought it's bound to be midnight somewhere in the world!It was a picture-perfect setting: the entire beach and campsite to ourselves, clear skies and bright stars, sparklers, huge beach bonfire, and lots of wine, beer and champagne. The only people we saw were 2 fishermen who climbed down the hill early the next morning and walked out onto the rocks around the bay to cast their lines.
New Year's morning brought an absolutely gorgeous sunrise and we even spotted a few dolphins dancing and jumping in the distance, a show just for us! We then braved the chilly waters for our traditional New Year's swim and managed to warm ourselves with the bonfire that was still smoking from the previous night. After some frisbee tossing, toasted croissants and tea, we packed up our gear and made the hike back to 'civilization'.
See pic of us huddled around our campfire cooking sausages; Matt chilling our drinks in the stream; YK gazing into the empty sea at dawn; me, YK and Guy cautiously venturing out into the waters; Sue and Guy, forever young at heart, warming up by the morning fire.
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