I was awake at 3:00 this morning and just couldn’t’ drop off again. Hopefully I can fall into sync over the coming days as it’s a pain in the proverbial at the moment. As a result, I have also struggled with fatigue all day and it sort of made an impact on what we eventually did.
As I was awake, I did happen to notice Seaborne Quest pass gracefully by this morning on her way to the Ocean Terminal which is close to where the Star Ferry’s come and go from.
Before we went anywhere else, we took a stroll along the harbour side as we had noticed it wasn’t busy first thing. We were able to actually walk in a straight line and at a reasonable speed which is not at all possible in the evening when it’s busy. Job done and box ticked.
It was always our plan to take the Star Ferry across to Hong Kong Island and take the tram up and revisit Victoria Peak. We did the Peak last time but were driven up as we were on a tight schedule. We achieved our objective today and the timings worked really well with regards to queues. We had more time at our disposal which allowed us to explore and we managed to find some different photo angles that were different to the previous visit.
It was nice to not have to rush and it was nowhere near as busy as last time. There were two ships in today as well, along with Seaborne Quest, Norwegian Spirit was berthed at the Kai Tak Terminal, both of which had tours visiting the Peak and luckily we caught them going in as we were going out. With the exception of the ferry, we have walked everywhere today which is always a great way to explore because you see so much more. On our route back to the ferry we passed through Hong Kong Park and discovered a really interesting aviary full of all sorts of amazing birds. This kept us occupied for well over an hour, and worth a visit if you are ever in the vicinity.
After taking the ferry back, we visited the vegan cafe that we found on the first day which is only a couple of blocks away from the hotel and had another really tasty lunch. The rest of the afternoon we spent belt shopping for Nicole. We must have passed hundreds of shops but not a belt in sight. Ladies obviously don’t use them in Hong Kong.
We were both totally exhausted this evening so have planned for just a couple of drinks out along the harbour side in one of the bars. Tomorrow we embark Costa Serena.
Fitbit Steps – 25,311
Ah, the dreaded jet lag. We know it well. But you still made the best of a great morning. You got much better weather for your trip up Victoria than we did. Nothing but clouds. Sad. I would love to hear what you are getting to eat at the vegan place you have been going to. Even a couple of photos. Hope embarkation is nice and easy.