Styling Librarian Hong Kong Update Week 34 Windsurfing
- Preparations are underway for the two week visit to Oregon, USA our family will have in another week. We’re quite excited to visit family and friends. We talked about what to do this weekend and agreed to go revisit Stanley. My husband booked windsurfing equipment and then we took a quick green minibus for 45 minutes to Stanley. I hadn’t been over to the sandy windsurfing beach side of Stanley yet, so it was a pleasure to explore somewhere new. My son was quite interested in collecting as many seashells as he could as my husband set up his board and went off on the water to practice… Thought I’d share the steps we took for the morning:
- 1. Book board in advance. http://w2.leisurelink.lcsd.gov.hk/index/index.jsp
- 2. Get up and moving at 8am.
- 3. Catch MTR and then mini bus to Stanley, Hong Kong.
- 4. Walk 3 blocks over to the Water Sports Center- http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/watersport/en/acti_package_guide.php
- 5. Confirm reservation, fill out paperwork and get key for storage locker.
- 6. Pick up wetsuit and gear, change.
Once you pay for board rental, wet suit is part of supplies
so many sizes, all organized!
The glance out…
Sails
Different sails, not for wind surfing
Life jackets- essential!!
Must pick the right one so it doesn’t choke you…
More supplies to grab.
Carring out to find a place to set up.
More organized materials, boards and sails!
Here we go…
Takes a bit of prep.
Getting there…
good to have muscles to pop pieces into place.- 7. Gather materials and assemble board, takes around 30 minutes.
8. Throw sail into the water.- 9. Carry board to the water and put the two together.
- 10. Practice, practice, practice.
- 11. Mom and son go get special late breakfast treat at a cool bakery, Saffron Bakery, and wander around. *Note, my kiddo is on to a new Jack Stalwart book! Tonight he acted out book two complete with a costume. Love how he embraces books he loves.
- 12. Locate the coolest book and purchase! *Kiddo review of book: “CUTE!!” — I’ll share my opinion tomorrow with my #IMWAYR weekly reading update!
- 13. Meet up and have lunch.
- 14. Shop at market for random things on list that will not be named.
- 15. Wait 15 minutes and catch green mini-bus and tram back to apartment.
- 16. Gather energy for rest of the day…
- Earlier in the week, I also wandered around a little in my Tin Hau neighborhood when I needed a little decompressing time after work. I find it fascinating to wander through streets full of little shops. I enjoyed finding a new shop selling cats and supplies for them. I loved the “DO NOT TAP ON GLASS” sign that was in the window. They looked very cute in the window. (I still am a devoted dog person though.)
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Week 19: Styling Librarian: Hong Kong Update Week 19
Week 18: Styling Librarian Hong Kong Update Week 18
Week 17: Styling Librarian: Hong Kong Update: Week 17
Week 16: Styling Librarian: Hong Kong Transition: Week 16 Update
Week 15: Styling Librarian: Hong Kong Transition: Week 15 Update
Week 14: Styling Librarian: Hong Kong Transition: Week 14 The Thailand Edition
Week 13: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/10/22/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-13/
Week 12: Hong Kong Transition: Week 12
Week 11: Styling Librarian: Hong Kong Transition: Week 11
Week 10: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/10/02/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-10/
Week 9: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/09/23/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-9/
Week 8: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/09/17/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-8/
Week 7: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/09/09/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-7/
Week 6: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/09/02/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-6/
Week 5: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/08/26/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-update-week-5/
Week 4: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/08/19/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-week-4-update/
Week 3: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/08/13/styling-librarian-hong-kong-move-update-week-3/
Week 2: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/08/03/styling-librarian-hong-kong-transition-positives-and-negatives-week-2-update/
Week 1: http://thestylinglibrarian.com/2012/07/27/styling-librarian-post-about-hong-kong-move/
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Ooh, Alvin would LOVE this list!!!’ What fun! I especially like 10. Practice. Practice. Practice. I’m SO intensely envious!