A few years ago Alex took a rowing course with friends and passed Star 3 Sculling. There are other levels to strive for, but attaining this level was sufficient to join the Hong Kong China Rowing Association and any one of several clubs that row for fun, exercise, and/or competitive training.
Since we stayed here this summer, I thought it would be nice for him to get back on the water and found a rowing club to join. The group meets twice a week, but Alex prefers the mid-week time for individual practice over the more social Saturday group that often rows in quads.
It was the height of summer when he started rowing again and the heat and humidity made for trying conditions. Now that it is fall, the weather is much more enjoyable and Alex has noticed his stamina/endurance levels increase.
Coach rides his bike along the river banks while having the group row from bridge to bridge - about 3 miles out and back. Sometimes they do several laps - it's quite a workout!
Temperatures have been dipping to about 65F in the evenings and the sun sets earlier, but it only feels cool afterward when bike riding home about a mile going the quickest route over the vehicle bridge or 2.5 miles going the longer, more scenic way along the banks toward the river mouth and over the pedestrian/bike bridge.
We are fortunate to live right by the river and less than a mile to school/office/grocery/banking/eateries and walk or ride our bikes every day. There's a link in the sidebar to a map of where we live and here's a screenshot of another with the yellow dot depicting our home and the lower left pencil is where the rowing center is.
You can also see our apartment building across the river behind the low white building which is a school. We eat dim sum in the "floating restaurant" in the foreground.
