Goodbye Hong Kong

Today is our last day in HK and after two days we’re all shopped out; our hotel room looks like a battle field with boxes and bags left lying where they fell. These first few days of our honeymoon were supposed to be relaxing ones, but we’ve done so much walking that our muscles have started to seize up in protest and are wondering where that much promised rest has gone! So I’ve promised them that after one more day of walking (we’re off to Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island but have explained to said muscles that the world’s longest escalator is there so it won’t be so hard going) that they can have a well deserved rest on the plane tonight to Paris. I have similarly made the same promise to our bank account which has also had a severe working out. Our next entry will be from gay Paris and will no doubt be written over a latte and croissant. So it’s good bye HK and hello France. SH

The first 24 of the 2760 hours!

Well, neither James or I have killed each other (yet!) but we did get off to a bit of a shakey start: James has discovered that he is allergic to his wedding band (read that it left funny marks on his finger) and I got taken into a small room for a bomb test and a body search. The plane ride was long, the icecream was so frozen that my lip got stuck to it and bled and James' fingers swelled up making his wedding band even more of a problem. Despite this, and the tiredness we both felt from being up at 4am due to nervous excitement, we arrived safely and are about to set off (it's now 9.30 on Wednesday morning) on our first day out in HK. Photos will follow as have just bought new camera and not charged it yet! SH

7 days to go

We will be leaving sunny, warm, and despondently dry Brisbane next Tuesday for our much anticipated world trip/honeymoon. That evening we arrive in Hong Kong and three days later depart for Paris on what will be an extended drive around Europe. We will be on the road for 86 days! Mid December we are off to New York for Christmas before heading over to Vancouver for New Years. Our final destination, before we arrive back in Brisbane after 2760 hours, will be Whistler for 14 days of skiing.

Our next posting will be from another hemisphere. Our plan, all internet connections being equal, will be to post twice a week our exploits and images. You will be able to SMS us on our mobiles if its urgent or email us at our hotmail and yahoo accounts if you want to keep secrets. Otherwise, send us a message by commenting on our blog.

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