A junk is an ancient Chinese sailing ship, often used for fishing. They can still be seen around South East Asia, especially Hong Kong. A few authentic and refurbished junks with red sails, like the one below, have been turned into touring boats.
We love to watch this boat in Victoria Harbour and often call it "Shen's Boat", from the movie "Kung Fu Panda 2".
When some friends invited us to join them on their annual junk boat trip, we were super excited. I envisioned a boat like the one above, but in reality we spent a beautiful, spring day on a boat like this.
In Hong Kong today, a junk refers to many kinds of boats.
With a number of friends and their families, we sailed through Victoria Harbour
dropping anchor in Clearwater Bay
for a couple of hours to hang out, eat lunch, and play in the water.
Ian was in the water the longest. With a life preserver or swim noodle, he was fearless. Even with the number of jellyfish sightings we had, he still loved being in the water.
With a few of his buddies, Cade ventured the farthest from the boat and even jumped from the roof of the boat into the water.
Kyle had to work most of the day so he missed the fun water play. But with company owners who own a sailboat, Kyle convinced them to take an afternoon sail to track down his family. Shortly after we pulled up anchor and began our return journey, Kyle spotted us. As the 2 boats passed in opposite directions, Kyle caught our attention with his hollering, waving arms, and bright orange shirt.
Our boat captain was kind enough to stop to allow the sailboat to catch up and let Kyle jump James-Bond-style onto our boat.
My adventure man!
The junk trip was a big success. We had lots of fun and look forward to another one next year, if we're still around.
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