Stepping Out at the Dragon Boat Festival

Stepping Out at the Dragon Boat Festival

Yesterday the weather observatory said that it was supposed to be sunshiny for today’s Dragon boat festival. They were partly right. The sun did come out, but it also rained. There were several venues in Hong Kong where the Dragon boat race could be viewed from. I went to the SaiKung venue. When I arrived, it was raining so I found some shelter. Stepping out at the Dragon Boat Festival meant talking with a variety of individuals. First I sat down next to an older gentleman and struck up a conversation. We talked about what a great opportunity the Dragon…