The First Few Days...

The trip actually started on January 9th, when we flew out to San Francisco. I’m not sure what people complain about because the weather was beautiful. Not a cloud in the sky or any fog in the bay. First stop was the Golden Gate Bridge.


A nice gentleman with a rather large Digital SLR camera of his own offered to take our picture. We figured, “Surely, he doesn’t need any advice…”


Well, your name probably isn’t Shirley, and generally in photos growths out of people’s heads are to be avoided.

We met up with Christopher a little later, along with his girlfriend Emma, and his friend from high school, Tobie. We just hung out near Pier 39, checking out the sights.


Then it was off to Hong Kong. As previously mentioned, it was a long flight. Interestingly enough, we actually flew closer to Alaska then to Hawaii, due to the world being round. Also, due to a headwind, we had to refuel in Taipei, adding an extra hour to the journey. But let me tell you, there is a lot to say about flying international airlines. We got little toiletry kits with a toothbrush, toothpaste, mints and socks. Every seat had a personal TV, with 80 different movies in English, new and old, countless TV shows, a music player where you could create your own playlist, and several video games. Plus, they gave out wine, free of charge, with their beverages. Granted, leg room was still tight and the flight seemed understaffed, but overall the positives out weighed the negatives and the flight felt much shorter for it.


Upon arriving in Hong Kong, we got to ride a double-decker bus. Just like England. We are staying with Eve, a friend of a family friend, who was kind enough to put us up for the week. Then Justin had to make the difficult decision of whether he should get up at 2am Hong Kong time to watch the New York Giants play (he made the right choice and stayed in bed).

The next day we wandered around Hong Kong a little.



And then caught the sunset before making an early night of it.


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We hear they offer a nice beard trim. Goodnight everybody!