Day of the Snake - Luk Yu, Dragon's Back, Shek O, and a few beers

Day 2 A great night's sleep! 

And a quieter morning, as I knew that strenuous exercise was to follow.

Breakfast in Luk Yu, just down the road on Stanley Street. Colonial style tea room, serving, yes, tea, plus delicious dim sum. A very civilised experience, followed by a walk to the East, to check out some prices in the Apple store.

And then back in time to shower and meet up with Max Clissold for an adventurous afternoon. A taxi ride out of town towards Shek O, and then a strenuous walk up the Dragon's Back track to the summit where I gently glowed (actually dripped) from the exercise. In my defence it was very hot, and although the sun was shining in parts, it was humid, very. The views were a spectacular all round when we broke through the dense vegetation in the lower part of the trail.

We interrupted a snake, some four foot long (no joke!), feasting on a toad. The poor toad was so paralysed with fright when the snake shot off to avoid confrontation with us that it simply didn't move. A lucky break, but the snake may have come back to finish what he had started. Down to Shek O, the last part in a bus at breakneck speed - to a great Thai restaurant with excellent food and a certain amount (nearly said lashings) of good Tsingtao beer.

Taxi back to HK, and a couple more beers on a pier overlooking the harbour, this time from the HK side. Good company, Max's partner Christine amongst them. And then to dinner in a tiny Nepalese restaurant far above the crowds, excellent food again, and great company! A wander back through party goers to the Butterfly on Wellington, another shower, a cup of tea, and sleep...