Girls' week

This week is the fall break for the girls (joys of kids being in different international schools), so they are getting the same trips around HK the boys got during their week off from school.  Today, we had a quick trip to Lamma Island.  

These boats continue to cause us to cock our heads to one side and just wonder.  First, we wonder how in the world they are floating, much less cruising along. Next, we wonder about their purpose.  Then, we wonder about the poor souls who run these things.

This time, I knew the correct bus to take to get us to the ferry. I had no idea which bus to get us back, so we opted for the taxi (Taylor is the queen of hailing a taxi).

At any rate, we made it to the pier and had a nice walk down the promenade, which is really nice with these lovely bronze statues all along the promenade.  

The only drawback to the early morning stroll on the promenade is the rather strong exposure to bleach.  The cleaners were out, as they are every morning, disinfecting HK.  

I had to get a picture of this. Almost every morning I'm on the bus, I see older men and women swimming at the beach or having group exercises outside or just walking briskly and swinging their arms high or wide in an obvious effort at improving health.  So, the girls saw something bright and plastic from afar and started running for a "little playground" only to come upon this.  

On to the ferry to Lamma.

We had to make our time count today because we had the daily struggle of commute time coupled with my first day of language training, which started in the early afternoon.  So, there's time on the bus, time for the short walk from bus to ferry, time on ferry (to and from Lamma), and time on the ride back home (taxi today).  

For us, we needed a quick walk to hit the high points.  We took a short hike, saw the beach, hunted for shells, saw the cave, saw the doggie latrine (these are pretty common), looked at the live seafood for sale, had an ice cream, and jumped back on the ferry.

The ferry back to the pier is quite comfy for some.

Last leg home. Taxi drop at neighborhood bus stop.