My version of 4th of July

i have reconciled that yesterday was my version of 4th of july since i am obviously missing it in the states. that being said, i am glad it was a great day. it was a bank holiday here in hk so i started my day out meeting up with a new friend at pacific place. pacific place is very posh mall and i felt like a dirty american scrub wandering around in my beach gear. oh well, they'll get over it. we drove to the other side of the island and met up with 2 more people for some wake boarding in tia tam bay. it was a total blast! i've never been wake boarding before but got up first try!! we did that for a couple of hours and then left to go to the amc (aberdeen marina club) to meet up with two more folks. there we climbed onto lars' cabin cruiser which i've told is good because it goes faster than a yacht but still has some of the same amenities. good to know...anyway, we moved onto repulse bay for some wake surfing with two more folks. we docked lars' boat and climbed aboard for more hours in the water. at one charming point the booming p.a. announced, "the water is polluted. all life rescue services are closed." lovely. we kept on anyway. wake surfing is the best. it is like wake boarding but much less work. you ride the wake of the boat and are just pushed along by the wake.

anyway, after a LOOOOOOOOONG day out, we went all the way back around the island (it only took about 30 minutes but without working boat lights - it was interesting!!) to causeway bay. there we had supper at the royal yacht club and enjoyed the warm breeze, some wine and view of kowloon.

now despite the severe aches and pains in my back, shoulders and arms, it was completely worth it! all in all, an incredible day and i wish all days were like that...