Sleeping in the wet spot

Tuesday 26th

I had a decent sleep waking about 7 so maybe my jet lag won't be too bad after all.

It was still raining so there was no temptation to go sightseeing. A leisurely shower was followed by a long breakfast downstairs. Like many Asian hotels this was a buffet with a large selection of European, and Asian dishes plus a cook who did omelettes on demand and waffles. I read the paper, did some crosswords and generally filled in time.

I went backed to the room finished packing (I hadn't really unpacked) and checked out about 10-30.

I sat in the bar reading till they told me the Airport shuttle was ready. We left about 11:10 and had gotten to the end of one of the causeways when the driver got a phone call. There was another passenger. We went back through the traffic and again left on the same route, half an hour after the first attempt. There was one more hotel pickup of about 5 passengers and then we headed through the tunnel to the airport. Traffic was not as bad as yesterday but still slow till we cleared the Kowloon downtown area. It took about 1 1/2 hours all up. I took some photos and movies but again due to the drizzle and overcast skies, they are not as good as I would have liked.

On checking in, I found that my rebooked flight to Perth was yesterday but the plane wasn't full so there was no problem. I wandered around the airport shops for a short time. Upmarket and luxury stores mostly - Cartier and Tiffany if you needed some last minute diamonds, Gucci and so forth for clothes, bags etc as well as the usual electronics, alcolhol, cigarettes and perfume stores. I decide there wasn't anything I wanted or needed and you can't take bottles anyway.

I am now in the airport lounge. I had some noodles and a couple of sandwiches and a drink. They have nice little work areas here with power and plenty of desk room, so you don't need to balance your laptop on top of your lap and run on battery.