We went on an overnight trip to Gaupi Island which is a small island off the coast of China in the Yellow Sea. There were about 90 people, mostly Chinese but a good handfull of the expats, that went. The whole trip was organzied by the social club and included shuttle bus, ferry, hotel accomodations, and all meals which came to about $50 dollars for both Sarah and me.
The journey to the island was a bit chaotic to say the least but once were on the ferry, it got much better and eventually we did make it to our destination.
Some views from the ferry on the way over...
This is a view of a smaller island looking out the window of our hotel...
Guapi dao, is pretty small, undeveloped island. There is a small hotel, more like a hostel, a few small rustic, home-style restaurants, and a lot of argriculture and fishing. This is how we were transported around the island - mainly between the main dock, the hotel, and the restaurant.
This is the restaurant where we had all of our meals (2 lunches, dinner, and breakfast). The produce they use is growing all around the restaurant and of course the seafood comes from the sea which is only minutes away.
Lunch: a whole bunch of the most amazinly fresh and diverse seafood you can imagine. Three or four Chinese women did all the cooking for the whole group in enormous woks that are commonly used in the rural parts of the country.
They just bringing what seems to be endless plates of seafood so the plates start to stack higher and higher...
A demonstration on how to eat sea urchins. They say "you either like them or you don't." We didn't try them so we don't know if that is true? This guy fell in the love'em camp.
The beach...
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