outdoors!

My preconceptions of Hong Kong were that it'd be crowded, full of Chinese people, bustling, metropolitan, and did I say crowded?

I was quite delighted to discover that Hong Kong actually has a vibrant parks scene, with well developed trails and beautiful vistas. The Dragon Back trail that we did on the island gives grand views of the surrounding seas, though it's also ridiculously windy up there. And while there were a decent number of other groups doing the hike, I could still enjoy being out of the city for a morning.

We also did a "hike" on Lamma Island, though that was more a paved path from one end of the island to the other. What's nice, though, is that there are no cars on the island - everyone has a bicycle, and the only motorized vehicles we did see were little tractors dragging 40' lengths of rebar behind them making a huge racket.

There're also beaches galore, though truth be told we didn't really do much there. Matt and I figured we'd be getting enough beach time in Malaysia, and it was also almost chilly. Pretty much all we did with the beaches was sleep.

I didn't get to search out any ultimate on the island, mostly because the listed pickup was the day after we got in and we were still very jetlagged. However, I hear that they get to play in a nice sporting club with plush amenities (like showers!), which beats the pants off any place I've played.