Heidi's Personal Trainer - Mt. Bulter

Many of my friends can't come hiking with me, so I brought my hike to them. I hope you get a workout, I know I did!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbRvwn5-LQ

"Achille's Heel"

Ron decided to play a wicked game of squash, and come up on the short end of the stick! He ruptured his Achilles tendon. OUCH!

Ron outside the Matilda Hospital, The Peak, Hong Kong

The view - Amazing almost makes you want to go to the hospital.

This is the view from the "PEAK". That is the beautiful South China Sea.

Ron after the surgery, okay your right it is the next day. I didn't want everyone to see him in that lovely hospital gown!

Although Ron has to stay off his foot for 10 days, he is able to help John study for his finals. I am not sure they are really studying, but they are spending time together! Ron has since turned our bedroom into his makeshift Coca-Cola office and is working hard to keep up with his job. The doctor does say that he will have 95% recovery but it will take 4-5 months. No hiking for him!

Dumpling Dinner - Yum Yum

Dinner at a Real Chinese restaurant, where the locals eat!

That is the biggest "lazy Susan I have ever seen!

Crab dumplings, Pork Dumplings, Tofu Something.., Chinese Greens, Spring Rolls and something called "the lions head" interesting flavors and great conversation makes for a nice dinner.

Domesic Helper

Here in Hong Kong most people have a domestic helper, most are from the Philippines or Indonesia I however have one from America!! I have to say it is pretty cheap help and I love the freedom it gives me to hike the "freaking" Hong Kong hills.....

Where would you like this hung, Madame?

Remember Mr. John doesn't like his shirts starched.

My domestic helper gets over eager, do we really need our underwear ironed?

All in a days work! He irons and I hike, life doesn't get any better then this!!!

Happy Holidays from Hong Kong

Since we have broken traditions all over the place this year...I have broken the tradition of the annual Gailey's Christmas Letter and opted for a new format that was easy on me, maybe not on the budget but defiantly easier for ME. And it is all about me.... LOL

IT IS ALL ABOUT FAMILY

Who Hikes in December?

Knowing that I was coming to the beautiful state of Washington for Christmas and knowing that it would be wet, rainy and cold I decided to venture out with some of my friends to do one more hike before the Christmas Holidays. The sky was a bit over cast and not as warm as I would have liked it to be, but still any day hiking in Hong Kong is a beautiful day.

Nadine and I had to take the MTR subway up into what is known as the New Territories, it is not on Hong Kong Island but on the mainland. After about 45 mins spent on a subway, our good friend Angela picked us up and drove us to the trail head. (Which was actually between two old buildings - but that is how things are done in China!)

The hike started out slow and then we had a short but decent climb to the waterfall, we were talking and taking a little too much reaching the falls. So, as soon as we arrived we snapped a few pictures. Since Nadine had to get back to an appointment, she and I ran down the trail back to the road. Now, I have been hiking for a few months and running too but I reached the road I thought my lungs were going to pop and my legs were going to turn to jelly!

Lucky for us we were able to hail a taxi, he probably stopped because it looked like I needed some medical aid, but he did stop and took us back to the MTR station.

Great day, great friends, and a great hike!

Angela, Heidi and Shauna - ready to hit the trail, which starts between th two buildings!

Nadine (my friend who has taken me all over Hong Kong Hiking), Me(do I get to capitalize me I am a proper noun, right. English was not my strongest subject!) and Shauna! Lets Roll!

Ng Tung Chai Water Fall, New Territories, Hong Kong

December 2009