We have a long weekend starting tomorrow - first one since school started seven weeks ago - and Lee made plans for us. He told me not to worry about the weekend and he booked us a flight to Hong Kong with two nights at an upscale hotel in the swanky section of Kowloon, overlooking the Hong Kong harbor and skyline. We'll leave work at clock-out time, go home and pack, be on the plane at 7:00 and in Hong Kong at 8:30. Well, the Hong Kong airport at 8:30. They put the airport 45 minutes outside the city so we won't get to our hotel until a bit later but who doesn't want to arrive in the eastern city-of-lights when the lights are all a-sparkle?

Unfortunately, my camera, which also happens to be my phone, is showing signs of age and just isn't taking the photos it used to. We've bought ourselves a new camera, which happens to not be a phone, but it doesn't arrive until October 8. There are some things better bought in the US and this camera is one of them. There are certain brands that you just can't get here but, of course, delivery charges are astronomical so that can be a problem. But since Josh will be visiting soon we had Amazon deliver the camera to him and he's bringing it along with him. Josh bought his own ticket so it's like free delivery for us and we get a son as a bonus!

I bring up the camera issue because my pics from Hong Kong won't be great and I'm apologizing ahead of time. I guess that means we'll have to go again so we can't get the photos we want. This trip we're planning on checking out the hiking trails and Victoria Peak. The views should be spectacular. Mediocre photos to follow.