Contemplating Island Life
I’m living the island life right now. No, not Hong Kong Island. An outer island! I’m staying for a few weeks on Cheung Chau (doing a form of housesitting)! Cheung Chau, the popular pirate island! CC was named after Cheung Po Tsai, an actual historical pirate, and has a cave where Cheung Po Tsai used to store his treasure. The first time I visited with my family, we had to wait in a long line that stretched around the nearby rocks for our chance to enter the pirate cave. We were impressed by the vendors selling flashlights to those in line. The cave must be deep and dark. It was….for about two minutes, which was the time it took to get through the entire cave. A bit anticlimactic, but at least we can say we tread ground that once housed treasure. I come to Cheung Chau a few times a year. Sometimes I visit with a friend or just wander around the island and other times it’s for my annual retreat. Retreats tend to be the most restful when you can escape the city....