The concrete wall to the left is actually hundreds of graves at this cemetery, and they go on up a lot further than what the picture shows.
Our destination:
This is Sheko Beach. We were aiming to finish our sweat-drenched hike in these warm Pacific waters. And we made it!
After resting at the beach we caught a bus back to the subway station. The public transportation here is so convenient. Today we rode 3 forms: a subway, a bus, and then a ferry across the harbor to meet our friend Shannon for dinner. The best part of being across the harbor from Hong Kong Island at night is the great views of the Hong Kong Island skyline, one of the more impressive skylines in the world. We hadn't been across the harbor yet, so we hadn't had a chance to see it at night, which is quite a sight. here is a picture of us across the harbor before dinner:
And this is the skyline at night time (about a fourth of it, which is all my camera could catch):
One cool thing is that the buildings from across the harbor put on a light show to music on the other side of the harbor every night. We happened to be there for the Monday night show, which is the only time the show is in English. This turned out not to matter, since the only speaking during the whole show is to announce which buildings are participating in the show itself. The rest is just the buildings flashing lights to classical music from across the harbor. Tomorrow morning I go in for my post-surgical check up to make sure we are cleared to return home on Wednesday. We hope we're good to go.
