Day #3 - What is a Junk?

Day 3 has been a rest and relaxation day, away from rugby, and something that the boys have really enjoyed.

This morning we jumped on the bus and went to the new territories. We arrived at the small fishing village of Sai Kung, to catch a traditional Chinese junk out into the wonderfully spectacular islands of Hong Kong. This is also home of a wonderful Old Boy, Wayne Parfitt and his family, who have invited the Touring party out on their boat for the day.

The boat trip was great for the boys to just be able to relax away from rugby for the day and enjoy some of the more spectacular sites of the new territories of Hong Kong. The boat's first stop was a small beach named 'Millionaires Beach'  and where the boys enjoyed a swim to shore, then a spirited game of Touch, a couple of drinks, an exploration of the surrounding rocks, before swimming back to the boat and going off to lunch. 

After a sjhort cruise around to the next bay, we had a delicious lunch provided by Wayne in his beach front restaurant. The boys enjoyed a wide range of Western foods (which went down a treat after yesterdays Chinese meal), and then some free time to explore more.

Late afternoon, we journeyed back around the islands and back into the Port of Sai Kung. 

One of the more interesting sites in Sai Kung is the wet markets. This area is where people pull up in boats and sell their goods, inc; fish (all sorts), vegetables, homemade items, and many others, along the waterfront. For the boys this was an eye-opener into the life of the Chinese culture.

Upon returning from a long day out on the water we had dinner and the boys headed off to bed prior to our tournament commencing tomorrow another wonderful day in Hong Kong on our tour.

Big day tomorrow...  two team of 11 players, in a Sevens Tournament, kicking off at 9am. Looking forward to it.