It's a beautiful day on Park Island today! I am by the beach on my laptop.

I love sunshine, and I like it on the beach when it warm, but not burning hot. So, right now the weather in HK is perfect :)

I am right now at a cafe that overlooks the beach on Ma Wan (with internet acess), with a glass of fresh orange juice, and a pizza on the way.

During the week, not many people visit the beach and its mainly Park Island residents on the island. But on the weekends its packed with lots of visitors from other parts of HK coming over (some to enjoy the beach, and other to sightsee and visit the Noah's Ark theme park.. Both is fine with me - I like it quiet, but also fun to join the crowds in the weekend (and the weekends are surely good for the local shops here).

What I really like about the Park Island, is that unlike many of Hong Kong's best beaches, where you need to travel a lon time to get to (and then often with no facilities), the beach is only 2 mins away from my apartment.

For those of you worried about sharks, I should add that Park Island has one beach patrolled by lifeguards, and that beach also has shark nets. But if you want to go to one of the more private beaches around the island, there is no shark net, and no lifeguards.

I'll post some pics once I work out how to do it.

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