When I woke up today it was pouring. Carrie reassured me that I really didn’t have to go paddling with her if I didn’t want to, but since I had promised I went anyways. Dragon boats are those really long thin boats and everyone has to paddle at the exact same time. At the end of May they have their big race and the winning prize is a pig. When we went out there in the water it was pretty wet and rainy, but after a while it cleared up. You are supposed to use your core muscles to paddle, the only problem is I didn’t really know how to do that and so my arms got extremely tired fast. But overall it was really fun and a great work out.
When we got home and showered Alex, Catherine, Carrie and I went out. Frank was sick and so it was just us girls today. We took this double-decker bus and then the metro to the city. They took me on the famous Star Ferry to Kowloon for about two dollars! We were able to see one of the world’s most remarkable harbors and skylines. Then through the city we took a tram, it was a great and cheap way to see the city. I saw the famous racetrack and a huge graveyard right smack dad in the city. The streets were so crowded with billboards and flashing signs everywhere. All of the buildings look so old and dirty on the outside because of so much pollution.
Much to the girls excitement we then went up The Escalator. This is a series of escalators in the steep Mid-Levels district of northwest Hong Kong Island. It is meant for people going to work who live there. In the morning the escalators go down and at night they switch to moving upwards. There are shops on the first floor and apartments above. We had duck skin rapped up in these thin pancakes. With every bite I thought of Mrs. and Mr. Duck. I’ll have to apologize when I get back. The girls were insistent on getting Ben and Jerri’s so after finding some we took a cab back to Bamboo Bay.
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