People Watching at the Beach

Posted by Shelly

I visited Clear Water Bay recently to enjoy a morning at the beach. It took 3 subways and 2 buses to get to this beach in the New Territories. I had a great time people watching. This is some of what I saw.

This gentleman and his yellow ring are all set for a day at the beach. While inflatable rings are very popular, I was surprised also at how many adults were wearing the inflatable arm bands children use when learning to swim.


It is common to see HK people do warm up stretches/exercises before entering the water. This man has to win the prize for most enthusiastic with his rolling stomach crunches. He was like the Energizer Bunny. He just went on and on and on…


This is another example of someone doing their stretching before entering the water. However the added twist here is that this woman obviously does not want her skin to be exposed to the sun (yes she actually entered the ocean in these pants and long shirt). I wonder why she is at the beach instead of at an indoor pool.


There were some cute bathing suits. I call this one Miss Ballerina Butt.


There were also some not so attractive swimming outfits. I have never seen the t-shirt go under the bathing suit before.


The beach was in a very nice bay. To the left you can see 2 sets of shark nets.


These surround all the public beaches in HK. The sign below shows why they are important.