18th John took Rob and I to The New Territories to a lake for a days fishing. It poured for most of the day but we all caught a lot of fish I caught Mud carp, Common Carp and Talapia. That night we were treated to home cooked curries with chippaties and popadoms. Went to bed very full. 19th The last day of our holiday. What a trip. Sue and I took the bus to Stanley on the other side of Hong Kong Island for some retail thearapy. We wandered about Stanley Mar...

17th June Yet another hot steamy day. Once again caught the White Knuckle Express to Central then the MRT to Kowloon and the Street Markets where the weather tried to dampen our spirits but to no avail. We First went to Flower Market Street where they were selling absolutely all manner of plants, Orchids at about £2 a time. and your average garden plants at pennies each. Then on to the Bird Gardens where Finches, Parrots and Minor bird were being offered for sa...

15th June Departed Brisbane after queing for over an hour to book in. Then a 40 minute delay on departure but then an 8hour 40 flight to Hong Kong. On arrival it had just got dark three hours later than we have been use to. It was 29 C and very sticky. 16th June Woke this morning to over cast skies and high temperatures and threats of a thunder storm. Just about get ready to explore the town. Caught the White Knuckle Ride bus down to Hong Kong Central, where t...

6th April 2008 Arrived 12:25 local time 1:10 late.