Sun, surf, and seafood at Stanley

After raining nearly every day this week, I finally saw the sun today. Taking advantage of today's beautiful weather, CharK and I took the bus to Stanley. It was the perfect weather to spend on the beach, about 20°C and a relative humidity of only 50% (low for HK's Spring).

I've mentioned in an earlier post that buses are a great way to sight-see, and today's ride on Citybus No. 65 was a great route. The trip from North Point to Stanley Plaza took a little over an hour and we passed by a few iconic attractions--Ocean Park, Deep Water Bay, and Repulse Bay. If you want to sun tan or enjoy a swim in the Bay, I think Repulse Bay is the best spot. It seemed to have the largest beach area of all the three bays and it was less crowded as well.

You can see the cable cars and some of the roller coasters at Ocean Park from Island Road (Photo: CathC). 

So many fancy yachts can be seen along Deep Water Bay (Photo: CathC).

Lots of people swimming and surfing at Deep Water Bay Beach (Photo: CathC).

I love the unique architectural designs of the residences in Repulse Bay (Photo: CathC).

I loved the view of Stanley Bay from the Blake Pier at Stanley because it's such a scenic yet active area. You can see people fishing from the shore, pier, boats.

The beautiful Stanley Bay (Photo: CathC).

The shellfish stuck to the rocks were also found across the beach area. (Photo: CathC)

Stanley is known for its wide variety of cafes, western restaurants and bars. So CharK and I couldn't pass up a chance to try some German favourites at Murray House. Today was perfect to be sitting on the patio, and CharK and I had a great view of Stanley Bay from our table at the King Ludwig Beerbar. This German Bar is located on the second floor of Murray House and from here I could see a number of yachts and even a junk boat sailing around.

Enjoying a meal with a view from the Murray House (Photo: CathC).

The beer and apple strudel was my favourite part of the meal (Photo: CathC).

A view of Murray House and the Blake Pier before the sunset (Photo: CharK).

Today was a fun day at the beach. We had to wait for about 4 buses before we could get on the Green Minibus, since a lot of people were leaving the beach around dinner time. The Green Minibus 16M back to Chai Wan Station is a faster route to the MTR station but definitely less scenic than the No. 65 bus. The minibus is a bit more cramped but one of the passengers still managed to fit his surfboard on the bus.