Friday, February 8, 2013

Hainan Island

Our next stop was a beautiful little spot called Hainan Island. We were only here for two days, but what a magical resort spot - perfect weather, warm ocean waters, beautiful beaches, charming town.

The first beach we drove and walked to was basically deserted. So amazing to find any spot that's a part of China where we could by ourselves.


A fishing boat passing by:

The next beach had lots of people, but with well-maintained walkways through the trees, as well as the beautiful sandy shore to stroll along.


I love these gnarly trees and this descriptive sign: 




At the end of the beach is this rock. The Chinese characters say "End of the earth", so everyone like to prove that they've been to the end of the earth, and back.


Finally we got to get into the water, although I don't have any pictures of that because I was in the water. We had been hearing that they had turned off the heat in our dorms back in Qingdao, but it was hard to imagine being cold and miserable when we were a world away on a pleasant beach with warm water. This is part of our group:


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2 comments:

  1. Carrie GFebruary 13, 2013 at 6:03 PM

    So, what body of water is that? The Indian ocean? Do the Chinese wear swimsuits? I remember feeling kind of out of place in mine in Korea.

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  2. MonaFebruary 13, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    This is the South China Sea, off the coast of Vietnam and not far from Hong Kong. At this beach they do wear swimsuits (except the kids 0-10), but there were some nude beaches. I have friends that just came back from Korea and they were at beaches that they left quickly.

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