Middleburgh:2011 Beach Season
It was Grand National Day in the UK but here in Hong Kong the Parents Association at #3's School held its annual Spring Barbeque out at South Bay Beach. Effectively the summer beach season has started.(officially beaches were open on Aril 1st)
Last year we spent at least one morning each weekend at nearby local beaches (and we have a few to choose from). This year will no doubt be the same: Yesterday morning we checked out the beach accessories
- beach mat: for claiming "space" (next to bins?) - disintegrating - need a new one for next week
- dual purpose umbrella: in case of rain or for use as sun shade - check
- Bucket, spade, rake and sieve: for burying little boys, making sand castles and the like - check
- Apatosaurus and Stegosaurus: every bucket should have some (see here) - check
- beach ball; for throwing around : asahi beer version - have I enough puff to inflate it ? - check
- book: for reading - Forgot
- radio: for BBC world service forgot
- bush hat - Check - but time to get a new Panama
- sunnies: Could I find them - absolutely not !! may need to get a new pair
- Factor 15 Sun block - Northern europeans may expose themself to dangerous UV rays but I've lived in australia - slip/slop/slap - next week
- beach Shorts - they still fit !!!
- water/Snacks for little and big boys - well former were covered
- Beach Towel and change clothes - check
- Water and sand proof valuables bag - yeah right
- Camera for nana's pictures - check (see select at end of this post)
- Obscenely tacky but functional beach bag - check
So after breakfast we took the taxi down to
South Bay Beach which is past the beaches at
There was no problem finding the party amongst the trees on the beach. As expected there was a demographic bias in the families attending; mostly mixed families with fusion kids, expats (mainly american and australians ) and CA's (chinese Americans) from the west coast.
Australians had taken charge of the barbeque pits. Old hands (grandfathers) were briefing the next generation on the finer points of barbequing. The menu was simple
- $40 Beef burgers (8oz + ) (help yourself to onion/tomoatoes/mustard/ketchup etc)
- $40 vegiburgers
- $10 Beer
- $10 water
- $6 Apple Juice
Kids under supervison took taking turn climbing climbable trees, catching crabs and paddling/swimming inside the shark nets
It was all very civilized - roll on next week !!!.
Nanna's Pictures
Posted at 4/10/2011 02:02:00 pm by David Middleburgh
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