Tents at Big Wave Bay

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 22:10

A Hakka Woman putting buckets of water by tents rented at Big Wave Bay

Date picture taken
1956

Comments

Yes, David, they had them at Big Wave Bay as well - we used to go there more often than to Shek-O and I have lots more photos but haven't posted them as they are of family members and friends relaxing by and in the tents.  There was also a lifesaver who used to sit on a chair high above the water in the middle of the bay.  His role was to look for sharks - when he saw one, he would ring a bell and everyone would exit the water.  Often I think the fins were porpoise or dolphin fins, but no one ever took the chance and they high tailed it out of the sea!

Shek O is the name of the pennisula where Shek O Beach locates, and Shek O Beach is not the same as Dai Long Wan (Big Wave Beach). You can search the Google Map to find out these two beaches in same district. :-)

In most of days, nobody can swim in Big Wave Beach because the wave and red flag.

This picture doesn't look like the Big Wave Beach in HK Island, but the one in Sai Kung. The name of this is Tai Long Wan, and it has two beaches: Tai Wan (Big Beach) and Sai Wan (West Beach) which is normally called as Tai Long Sai Wan by local people. This Tai Long Wan locates at eastern of Sai Kung East County Park.