The Geek Diaries – Hong Kong 2024 – Day 13

Day 13 – 19th March 2024

Finally it was the day to collect my HKID card! I took the same route from Shatin Station to Exhibition Road Station then walked the rest of the way. When I got to Wanchai, the process of collecting my ID card me took less than 10 to 15 minutes. I already felt that it was going to be a good day! (So the current news from 18th June 2024 had announced that the old HKID cards will be expiring in 2025… Phew! Changed mine in time!).

I met another cousin in Central Station. I had planned to go to Lamma Island and my cousin said she wanted to go with me… well why not if she hasn’t got much to do, ay.

We got on the ferry. I think it was the 11am ferry to Yung Shue Wan, which is in the north part of Lamma Island. Thankfully it was a nice day and thankfully my stomach and cold sweats from the day before disappeared.

My cousin didn’t realise (or she probably just forgot) that the actor Chow Yun Fat is from Lamma Island. Seriously? Even I knew that!

We arrived in Lamma Island and started walking around, I was taking in the sites of this old fishing village, and the various sites on the island…

Often wondered what those whirly things were. My cousin said they’re incense. The more you pay, the bigger the incense. I genuinely thought they were to repel mosquitoes. 🤭🤭🤭

I treated my cousin to some fried dumplings and tofu dessert, the brown sugar wasn’t too sweet, so I added a bit more. It was good stuff! Apparently tofu dessert is a popular dessert on the island… we did see a few more stalls along the walk. Total cost came to HK$65. I actually skipped and happily paid. 🤭

We moved around the island. It was awfully quiet. Maybe because we went on a weekday rather than the weekend. I was told that during covid times, it was busy as people couldn’t go abroad. There’s lots of slopes, and stairs up to the pagoda… the tiny beach is a sandy beach. It’s a good place to stop and rest.

From the beach onwards, there was a lot of uphill walking from this point. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 Huff, puff, puff. OMG! Why did we take this route? There’s a few resting points, so don’t push yourself too hard if you plan to take this route. I might try going the other way in the future.

We discovered a cave as we neared Sok Kwu Wan pier. During World War 2, the Japanese dug a lot of caves around the island with explosives. I guessed they had planned to blow up the island if they didn’t their way. Oh well… it didn’t happen! Failed mission from the past.

And then back to HK island via ferry we go. It was a good walk. I think I managed to sweat a bit, which was what I needed.

Back in HK island, we took a bus to Victoria Park to see the Hong Kong Flower Show. My cousin said she had seen pictures and videos of the flower show already, so we almost didn’t go in… But I haven’t been to it, and I was sure I wasn’t going to the Chelsea Flower Show this year.

The entrance fee was HK$14. That’s cheap! You can pay with your Octopus card… HK payment card readers are amazing! In we went, and off we go. We saw a lot of different displays… Orchids were popular but the main flower of the show was the Angelonia flower… so we practically saw them in every display. 😁

I’m so glad we went in, as there were quite a few pretty and delicious looking displays. I think my cousin was also happy to have gone in too…