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Boating in Aberdeen

One of my students, Andy, had invited me out to socialize by going boating in Aberdeen. We started off meeting down infront of Causeway Bay's Times Square. When I got there, there was a whole line of cars. I guess that's to be expected since there is suppose to be 40 people on this boat trip. Even more surprising where the amount of dogs. There were at least 6 dogs, though I we only ended up having 3 on the boat trip. Andy's golden retreiver (Creamy) was adorable.

I have a vague memory of going on a boat trip when I was really young. I was in Hong Kong about grade 7, visiting my grandmother. This brought back feelings of nostalgia. It took a little warming up, but once I got talking to a few people I became quite social. I think I mentioned it before, Hong Kong has been great for my ego. I've been working on my six pack so I wasn't the least bit shy getting my shirt off. The water was really salty. But it took almost no effort to float in. It was funny watching Andy trying to force the dogs to swim. The dogs didn't seem like they wanted to so Andy ended up tossing them into the water. It was a bit hard for Creamy though, she ended up puking later on.

There were so many activities. We had BBQ on the boat to eat, plenty of drinks, and I forced one of my new friends to dive off the top of the boat with me into the water. I told him to dive but the red spot near his belly told me he didn't go in straight. Aside from swimming we got to ride the "banana". Using a motorboat, they drag an inflated banana shaped raft behind the boat. This was a lot more fun then I expected. The person in the front needs to help shift the weight so that the "banana" doesn't tip over, spilling the other four passangers. Apparently I did a good job at this and was asked to pilot several times. Afterwards I got to go wakeboarding again. I did much better this time around, I hope I can get some more time out there. The trip was really worth it since it turned out only to be about $220 HKD for the full day.

There were a ton of us who were so hungry afterwards. We ended up eating near Quarry Bay, seated outside in a patio like environment. There was about 20 people so the tables stretched out extra long. This caused a problem since we were all so hungry; one side of the table had no clue what the other side was ordering. We ate and we ate until we were so full, but the food kept comming. When it gets to this point, the guys have it the worst, we're expected to finish all the leftovers.

The day was amazing, a lot of new friends, fun water activities, and full stomachs. Thanks Andy.

Last note, today is my brother's birthday. So happy birthday to him. Sorry that I can't be around this year.

posted by Tempest7 @ 11:00