Sheltered from the Typhoon: December 2016

Lunch with Joanna on a beautifully clear December Saturday at the Aberdeen Boat Club

a few words about this exploration in progress...

For a few years now, I have owned a teak wood Chinese motor junk, moored inside Hong Kong Island's Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter.

Although I've lived in Asia for many years, a boat and all that is associated with it is still a new experience for me. Aside from travel away from Hong Kong, the office, and home, I try to spend as much time as possible onboard and in and around the Typhoon Shelter.

The Typhoon Shelter is a unique environment, with daily encounters with luxury yachts, excursion and tour boats, working harbour boats, fishermen, sampans, marine police launches, dragon boat racing teams, and the handful of "westerners" who choose to make the Shelter a favorite part of Hong Kong. It is surrounded by shipyards, provisioners shops, private marina clubs, high rise condos, the skyline of modern Hong Kong, and the South China Sea.

I'd like to invite you to join me from time to time as I continue to explore what is to me a fascinating part of Hong Kong.

Sheltered from the Typhoon

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Sampan

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

December Sunset

Saturday, December 10, 2016

View from the Aberdeen Boat Club

Friday, December 9, 2016

Raising a Sunken Boat

Friday, December 2, 2016

Wild Boar are Neighbors to the Typhoon Shelter