Happy New Year to You.

January 3rd, 2019.

New Year celebrations are over and we are packing our luggage and flying out tonight to Australia.

We have been on a few outings in to different parts of Hong Kong. The other day Paul and I went off for the day to Stanley to shop and have lunch out.

Here are a few pictures of the area. Since we were there a few years ago it has more shops like a little mall with restaurants and different stores. For those that have been to Stanley know the bus is quite something. Not knowing the first time we went, we climbed the stairs to the upper deck and the front seat thinking it would  give us the best view. I can tell you as the bus wind its way up the mountain , narrow roads overhangs it was quite never racking so didn't do that this visit.

This is the little fishing boats that are owned by the locals. Little overcast that day temps were about 17c.
As we walked along the road we passed the little temples where people go into worship and place incentive.

As we walked along the side walk on the other side of the street are many resturants to choose from, authentic restaurants, Irish pubs and a little restaurant that we go to has good fish and chips.

And there was still the flower beds with the bright poinsettias from Christmas.

As we enter into the New Year we are entering into the unknown, for those of us of faith I find the words from Proverbs 3 v5&6. very encouraging. We leave behind us the last year and the highs and lows and look forward to new adventures and new experiences. May God bless each and everyone of you.

Next time we hope to have our travels of Australia.

Sham Shui Pol

December 31st 2018

Well today is New Years Eve and we look forward to leaving the old year and starting a New Year.

For many 2018 has been a year of many changes and adventures, so good and some not so good.

Paul and I started our 2018 not so good but God saw us through and we rose above the health issues that Paul struggled with into a sunny summer. We enjoyed beautiful times at our trailer, family time when our kids celebrated with us early our 50th with a family photo shot, those are the precious memories we will always treasure. Time with family means so a lot when everyone is so scattered around the world. We had a beautiful time with family in the UK finishing with a cone and go celebration tea with family and friends that we could see separately and what a lovely celebration it was, God has so blessed us with beautiful friends and family. And to Paul and I it isn't material things that are important at this stage of our life but time spent with friends and family.

Today I am going to share with you Sham Shui Po, which is over on. Kowloon . Leigh Ann and her friend Cilla took me there to see the sights, smells of Sham Shui Po. It is a place where the locals shop and as I say the sight and sounds are quite different to what us westerners are used to. I think we were in the he minority among the shoppers. The vegetable and fruit so we see in our shops at home but many strange veg that I haven't a clue what they were. And the meat hung to the open air not something we are used to but interesting never the less.

A closer look we see things that I think are pigs trotters not quite sure of the other meats displayed.

Then there was the sewing machine shops and fabric shops also beading stores. I have never seen so many beads, Suzanne you would enjoy that.

Can you see the washing hanging out the windows, I wonder what happens if you dropped something as you peg it out on the line!!

Christmas 2018

December 25th 2018

On Christmas Eve the boys opened one parcel with their Christmas PJ in this has been a tradition in their family that they do every year.

After Christmas Leigh Ann and Duncan asked us if we would take part having our photo's taken by a professional photographer that want to have a shoot showing people over the age of 70, I think it was for his portfolio.  I think they came out quite good.

Also one of us both as you can see they have his water mark on for his company.

I will end here as I seem to have problems when I load too many photos.By the way Paul was sitting on a stool and I as standing so that is why he seems shorter.

We went to Stanley the other day on our own for lunch and browse at the shops, but the pictures I took are on my big camera and need to be down loaded onto the computer.

My next blog is of a place called Sham Shui Po.

Bye for now.