A Day on Lantau

Hello My Dear Great Ones,

Lantau island is famous for the giant Buddha, the airport, and Disneyland.  It is sparsely populated, with lots of nature, mountains, and beaches!  Celia and I usually go to Japan over Chinese New Year for skiing, but alas covid has shut that down.  So instead we have to remain.  Thankfully the weather is summer like and we spent a lovely day at the beach on Lantau on our first day of CNY holidays.

Waiting for breakfast at the beach.

View of a beach.

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Walking on the beach.

Watching hockey on the beach.  Celia decided to watch something else on her devise.

A lovely pagoda.

I know it is a little chilly in Canada right now, but take heart, like covid it will end, and better days like Lantau will arrive.  Meanwhile in HK it will be hot, humid, and polluted.

Have a great week.

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk

Some Random Hong Kong Shots

Hello My Dear Great Ones,

Hong Kong weather in January is great.  Cool in the morn, warms up to plus 25 ish, cools off in the evening.  It is a great time to enjoy the outdoors, go on hikes, or have a meal outside.  As usual, despite the length of my time in Hong Kong, there are always surprises.  Here are is a small sample:

Laundry outside of a house in my village.  Chinese near is coming up so the lanterns are out.

A kebab endorsed by Merkel?  It must be good.  Located on Hong Kong island.

Hiking is very popular.  Here is a massive lineup at the end of a day of hikers waiting for a bus or taxi home.

Victoria harbour.

The Peninsula hotel set up for Chinese New Year.

A critter near my home.

Sunset in our country park.

Long shadows.

Roses are blooming.

Wild pigs.

The Peninsula hotel.

Aqua Luna.

Enjoying a date by Victoria Harbour.

Have a great week everyone!

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk

 

Hong Kong Street Names

 Hello My Dear Great Ones,

Hong Kong has some pretty cool street names.  Here are a select few:

I am sure each street name has a story behind it.  That is for another day.

Have a great week.

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk

Tai Mo Shan at Sunset

Hello Dear Great Ones,

Sunsets can be pretty special.  Recently Celia and I hiked up onto Tai Mo Shan to watch the sunset.  As the pictures will prove it was worth the effort...

Have a great week.

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk