Di Long Beach

So last night Mark and I met up with Chuck at his place on Hong Kong Island. After finally finding it, we headed out to dinner at a place called Dragon Lounge or something. I dont know but it was expensive. Dinner was typical Cantonese. Mark and I spent $300 Hong Kong Dollars each, which is just shy of $40. Not too crazy for a nice dinner, but we were still hungry. Hong Kong is pretty expensive compared to the rest of China. The exchange rate is the same as mainland China, but eating and going out here are much much more. $12 USD drinks are the norm. Even going to the beach today cost us $300 HKD ($40 US) but it was well worth it. Chuck picked us up today and we drove north to a park near mainland China. Once in the park, we took a small boat on a 15-20 min ride around to a secluded beach that Chuck has been going ot for over 20 years. This was definitely the prettiest beach I have even been to in my life. We walked about 10 mins through the hills to get to the beach. Mark and I kinda described the scenery as what you see on a movie like "Platoon"; very lush and green. The beach was quiet and completely undeveloped. We knew a big party was on its way though and soon enough, many large yaghts pulled into the cove and tied together. A dj tent was set up on the beach and a big party of young models ensued. Apparently, a large media giant in H.K. also owns a modeling agency and they were celebrating a birthday party. We knew this was happening today and we glady joined. It wasnt as exciting as it sounds, but we had a good time socializing and playing frizbee. The weather was perfect! It was about 95 and humid but with a slight breeze and the cool 70+ degree water was just what we needed to cool down. Even though I constantly reapplied sunscreen, I managed to get a little red. Hopefully it mellows to a nice tan. We returned after 6 and are pretty pooped. Tomorrow we are going to hang around Kowloon where we are staying and see some sites. Oh yeah, we took in a movie the other day too to escape the night heat. We saw Die Hard 4.0 with Chinese subtitles. It was definitely worth it so go see it if you want some action! Anyways, we are heading to Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday so I will fill you in then. I'll try to post some more pics too.