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October 2, 2011

Friday. The weather has improved some, though still quite blowy. Reminds me of autumn days in Wellington. We have a tour booked for the afternoon and it proves to be a useful tour to get an overview of how Hong Kong is laid out. &nbs...
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posted by NeilGlenys

October 2, 2011

Hong Kong - Day 2

Thursday. We are ‘house bound’ for most of the day as it is wet, windy and wild outside. All the shops and building are shuttered as Nesat, in its final throes, howls around the buildings. Sit inside at the ...
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posted by Heidi

October 1, 2011

Engagement and Ruptured Disk

10/1/2011 So a few things have happened since my last post in August... Over Labor Day weekend Randy and I spent a romantic weekend at a B&B, The Essex Inn, in Tappannock, Virginia. We explored the Rappannock river on kayaks and enjoyed j...
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posted by NeilGlenys

September 30, 2011

Hong Kong

Got here just in time! We have a grade 8 typhoon hitting Hong Kong so everything is basically shut. Schools are closed, businesses are closed. Some interior shopping is available apparently. When we arrived yesterday we were lucky that the supermarke...
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posted by NeilGlenys

September 30, 2011

Barcelona - Day 5

Tuesday. This afternoon we catch the plane to HK. We check out the weather in HK and see that a typhoon (Nesat) is going to hit HK shortly after we get there, however it is quite warm there, so light clothing is the order. &nbs...
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