Junk trip number 2, as advertised on last Sunday’s blog...both
junks have been fantastic, but very different.
The type of boat was the biggest change. Last week’s boat
had plenty of covered areas, tables and seats for all and an inside area; it
looked sedate and calming. You could easily do a family cruise on it.
‘Jungle Jane’ was not a junk at all, but more of an
unashamed party boat. 2/3 of the boat was a large platform open to the sea at
the back. No family lounging areas here. The sound system was a serious bit of
kit, with speakers built into the length of the boat.
This set up leant itself to much mingling and people throwing
themselves off the back/bobbing about on the floating platform the boat towed
behind – which Claire is ably demonstrating above with the day’s hostess Ruth
in the foreground.
We moored up near a beach on HK Island southside. Just outside the shark net. Surrounded by
football-sized jellyfish. Comforting.
Highlight of the day was making new friends (“Awww, junk
friend”*) who, crucially, like golf, tennis and hiking – hooray, SPORT, MORE SPORT!
Event of the day was a mass exodus over the shark nets to the beach, where we
played an enormous game of touch rugby. Lowlight was racing not to be last back
to the boat and a) Failing and b) Swallowing some of the dubious water and
needing to be helped aboard. Dignified.
*If you’ve not see the in-betweeners, that will be lost on
you…!
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