Wednesday dawned misty and cloudy. We got up and headed to Lantau, which the South-Western Island of Hong Kong. E got a cable car up to the tiny village of Ngong Ping. I think this pic adequately shows how terrifyingly high it was!!
Ngong Ping was nestled in the mountains, its main claim to fame being that it is directly below a huge statue of Buddha. The others all went to see that while I stayed down in the village. It was really full of tourists but it was still very interesting to explore. After the others returned we tried some traditional chinese tea served in a proper tea house. It was very nice 
After Ngong Ping we caught a coach which careered down the mountain to the tiny(er) village of Tai O. Here is one of the only places left in hk where they have houses on stilts. We looked at these for ages and wandered around the tiny authentic fish market. We bartered for some local crafts, including shrimp paste!! The village was very small and deprived and was such a stark contrast from all the riches of hk we have seen.
After Tai O we got on another coach. This journey really was scary. It took 50ish minutes and we crossed the whole Island, which was very up and down in altitude. There were cows randomly walking in the road and some steep drops. So it was no time to doze off. When we reached Mui Wo on the eastern coast of the Island we caught a ferry which took us back to central hk.
In the evening we went to a market and then home!
Today we went into central Hong Kong again and visited some more markets – we saw goldfish and birds and lots of flowers. We also visited the science museum. This afternoon we caught a traditional ‘junk’ around the harbour, which was a unique experience. This evening we went and sang Karaoke for hours. So it has been a good last day here!
