The rain stopped today so we caught the ferry over to Lamma Island, the Hong Kongers' favorite commuter haven and an important fishing hub. Gigantic boats carrying all sorts of freight including building materials across the choppy dark blue waters made for an impressive view across the harbour. I never thought I could get this excited about boats and skyscrapers!
The island itself was a welcome change of scene what with its small beaches and numerous sea-view restaurants, including an absolutely fantastic veggie place (which is also a second hand bookshop). We didn't much like the trancy Bob Marley cover CD being played there though. I'll never quite understand why vegetarianism is taken to connote an eco-warrior, make-love-not war kind of ethos too. As is so often the case, the restaurant was adorned with all sorts of (Ric's words) 'hippy propaganda shit'. Ah well, the food was ace. The best hummus and falafel I've eaten in ages.
We planned to go up to the Victoria Peak as well today but the sea air and soporific movement of the boat ride back to Central made us very sleepy. Another time perhaps. I can certainly picture myself coming here again.
We are both getting lots of headaches at the moment. Perhaps it's the humidity or traffic pollution here. There are a lot of cars although it's not nearly as grimy looking or smelly as Bangkok, Manila or Kuala Lumpur. Can't wait to see how Beijing and Shanghai compare!
Tomorrow we really are out of here. We'll get the train to the business town of Shenzhen where an old MA friend of mine lives, and then fly on on Shanghai to meet up with some old friends from London and Durham.
I've nearly filled the Moleskin notebook my brother gave me as a going away present. That's a lot of scribbles. It might make interesting reading in a few years!
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