Lamma Island Hike

We were up and ready by 830am, bought takeaway breakfast and coffee from the street and brought it back to our room to eat in comfort then the concierge ordered us a taxi to take us to the pier. The Lamma Island Ferry did not accept the credit card tap-on that the kids have been using for the MTR. A nice steward at the turnstiles got us to tap each of the Octopus Card twice and got us through.
The boat ride to Yung Shue Wan terminal was very scenic which helped distract me from the rocking and rolling of the very strange catamaran ferry. The hike begun through the villages on Lamma Island that transported us back in time. They were quaint little villages and in 15mins we had walked through 5 villages. Once away from the village, we started the ascent to a small peak
with views to a power station that was coal, oil, wind and solar generated, and views of beaches and bays. In the forest, there were fire snuffer brooms to be used in the event of a bushfire. I know what I'd be doing if there was a bushfire and it isn't snuffing it out with a broom.
The walk finished on the other side of the island at Sok Kyu Wan village. There were quite a few live seafood restaurants but we decided to ferry back to mainland for congee and noodles at Sang Kee Congee. We were squeezed into a table shared with 2 diners, so Ruby and Kai were squeezed into a corner. When the 2 diners left, we were able to spread out, and no others were squeezed in with us.

After lunch, 3 of us went to Tsim Sa Tsui whilst Warrick went onto a Pokemon shop in Ya Ma Tei. Ruby and Kai found the shops here more interesting than those in Coco Park Shenzhen. We walked through a large Giordano shop, M&S and K11 mall. Ruby found nothing to purchase and Kai only 2 trivets for her dining table. Warrick met us carrying a large bag of Lego. Whoever said women were shoppers didn't know this family. We stopped for afternoon tea at a Japanese cafe with a "plate and drink" special.

Kai searched the internet for a dinner place nearby and found Gwing Kee for smoked goose . Too tired to translate the Chinese menu, we settled for the Banquet for 4 menu Kai spotted as we entered. We knew we were in for a veritable feast when the waiters pushed another table to join our table and told us to spread out, so 4 of us occupied a table for 6.
Unlike most of the restaurants we've been at where they squeeze as many as they can to a table. The meal was outstanding, and there was a queue outside when we left.

The light show at the bay looking towards Hong Kong skyline was nothing exciting. A few lasers beaming across the skyline towards Kowloon, projections on some buildings and dancing lights. We caught the Star Ferry back to the island and the Ding Ding bus back to the hotel.Read more