Two days on Lamma

My Dear Great Ones,

The following is a little description of how I spent two days on Lamma Island.  Day 1 was January 2nd and Day 2 was January 18.

Day 1: 

Took the boat with Celia from Central pier to Sok Kwu Wan, a small village on Lamma Island famous for its half kilometer of excellent seafood restaurants.  

The sun was setting when we alighted and it made for an excellent photo shoot.

Near Sok Kwu Wan are hills pockmarked with several large boulders offering exquisite views of the Pacific.  Here Celia is getting ready to activate her amazing iphone and take some shots of the scenery.

A classic Chinese pagoda provided some color contrast and cultural ambience.

Fantastic, rugged beauty.

Later Celia and I met up with Elsie and Daniel at one of my favourite restaurants of all time.  The Lamma Hilton.  Bit of a joke really, as you can see it is not classy like a "real" Hilton, but food is great and what you lose in ambience you save on the reasonable cost for dinner.



Day 2:  On January 18 Celia and I headed again to Sok Kwu Wan to check on a potential wedding venue.  We walked for about 20 minutes from the pier and came upon this tranquil site.  Below is the small, 300 year old, fishing village of Mo Tat Wan.

Celia working hard to get the perfect iphone shot.

At Mo Tat Wan there is a beach with a fine restaurant called, "The Bay."  This was the "wedding venue."  Ah not really what we had in mind.   Yet,  a couple of tables were set on the beach and so Celia and I succumbed to the whimsical romantic feelings coursing through our veins and enjoyed a lunch on the beach.  Canada, "home," seemed a million miles away and a lifetime ago.

Celia enjoying the sea view.

Taking a picture of my dear taking a selfie.  I have heard of photo bombing selfies, even the Queen bombed a selfie of a kid, but what do you call taking a picture of someone taking a selfie?  And on that line of thinking why do you call taking a picture a shot, or several pictures a photo shoot?  Maybe I should call this type of picture a photo sniper or a photo explosion, or a photo attack.
 

A burger, a beer, on a beach at a bay with a babe.  It does not get  better than that.

Later Celia and I hung out with our friend and colleague Jon who has lived in Mo Tat Wan for years.  Below is the view from his balcony.  Not bad.

Have a great week everyone.


Love adios and ping on!

Dirk