Midnight pontoon madness to the max!
Ξ July 25th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Hong Kong, Lamma |
Feeling Frisbee-deprived, I shot a text to my pal Emma yesterday to see if she wanted to come out and play. She shot back with a wild idea: night kayak from Lamma? My response: “hell yeah!” We set out around 9 p.m. from Power Station Beach with one superbly decked-out boat.
We would be seen. Emma, above, with retro boat on Power Station Beach. Power Station in back.
Oh yes, we would be seen. It was a pretty calm night, perfect for a night out in the sea surrounding Lamma Island. We paddled around to Lo So Shing Beach, where we hoped to find a pontoon floating within the shark net. It took a couple passes to maneuver the kayak over the net. You’d think they don’t want outside sea creatures getting in there. Emma laughed at how I say “Boo-ey.”
Thirty strokes later and we were alongside the floating springboard for what would become Midnight Pontoon Madness. Witness:
What timing! Some of us are better jumpers. Some of us are better photographers. Note: no diving. Jumping? Sure.
We had a blast! Good, clean fun. Well, except for my spill that resulted in my left leg under the raft, right leg stuck behind the ladder, scrapes and cuts and bruises galore! Oh, and flipping the boat as we powered back over the shark net and toward P.S.B. Thank goodness for friends with kayaks…and who tie everything down in case of boat-flippage. And don’t forget waterproof cameras!
One of the few shots of mine that got more than Emma's left foot in the frame.
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